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时代精神

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Also known as zeit-geist; spirit of the age

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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时代精神(德語:Zeitgeist),时作「时代思潮」,德语意为「时间」(zeit,对应英语“tide”和“time”),「精神」(geist,对应英语“ghost”和“spirit”),指在一个国家或者一个群体内在一定的时代环境中的文化、学术、科學、精神和政治方面的总趋势以及一个时代的氛围、道德、社会环境方向以及思潮。

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