“思想派别”常见的英文表达是 "school of thought" ,也可表述为 "ideological faction" (不过“ideological faction”更侧重于强调意识形态方面的派别,在特定语境下使用),“school of thought” 使用更为普遍和广泛。
例如:
There are several different schools of thought on how to solve this problem.(关于如何解决这个问题,存在几种不同的思想派别 。)
Each school of thought has its own unique perspective.(每个思想派别都有其独特的视角。)