tijdgeest
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In 18th- and 19th-century German philosophy, a Zeitgeist (; ; capitalized in German) is a way of referring to the intellectual, cultural, ethical and political climate of a given epoch in world history. It is often described as an invisible agent, force, or daemon that seems to dominate the characteristics of a particular period. The term is usually associated with Georg W. F. Hegel, contrasting with Hegel's use of Volksgeist ("national spirit") and Weltgeist ("world-spirit"), although the word itself predates Hegel and was popularized by Johann Gottfried Herder and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
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De tijdgeest (ook wel aangeduid met het Duitse Zeitgeist) is de kenmerkende manier van denken en handelen van het merendeel van de bevolking in een bepaalde tijd. Het begrip Zeitgeist komt van de Duitse filoloog Johann Gottfried von Herder.
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