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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessituationnisme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /si.twa.ʁa.nism/
"Le situationnisme a profondément influencé les événements de mai 1968."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The doctrine or theory that actions, behavior, or moral decisions are determined by the specific circumstances of a situation rather than by universal moral principles or fixed personality traits.
"His philosophical approach leaned toward situationalism, suggesting that ethical judgments depend entirely on the context of the moment." - 2
A 20th-century avant-garde political and artistic movement (associated with the Situationist International) that aimed to critique modern consumer capitalism and construct situations that disrupt everyday alienation.
"The radical art collective used avant-garde disruption as a key strategy of situationalism during the protests of 1968."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English adjective 'situational' (from Latin 'situs', meaning place or position) combined with the suffix '-ism'. It gained prominence in mid-20th-century philosophy, psychology, and radical political theory to describe frameworks emphasizing the primacy of immediate circumstances over inherent traits or universal rules.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Situationalism" is said worldwide
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situationnisme
Transliteration: /si.twa.ʁa.nism/
"Le situationnisme a profondément influencé les événements de mai 1968."
Situationalismus
Transliteration: /zitua̯tsioˈnaːlɪsmʊs/
"Der Situationalismus betont die Bedeutung des jeweiligen Kontexts."
situazionismo
Transliteration: /sitwattsjoˈnizmo/
"Il situazionismo criticava fortemente la società dei consumi."
situacionalismo
Transliteration: /sitwasionaˈlizmo/
"El situacionalismo analiza cómo el entorno social condiciona la conducta."
situacionalismo
Transliteration: /sitwasionaˈlizmu/
"O situacionalismo argumenta que o comportamento depende do contexto."
परिस्थितिवाद
Transliteration: paristhitivad
"परिस्थितिवाद इस बात पर जोर देता है कि नैतिकता संदर्भ पर निर्भर करती है।"
情境主义
Transliteration: qíngjìng zhǔyì
"情境主义认为人类的行为往往是由当时的环境决定的。"
상황주의
Transliteration: sanghwangjuui
"상황주의는 개인의 행동이 주변 환경에 의해 크게 좌우된다고 본다."
状況主義
Transliteration: jōkyō shugi
"状況主義は、人間の行動が文脈や環境によって形作られると主張する。"
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