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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sisō keifu
"その論文は現代思想の系譜を明らかにしている。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The historical tracing of the origins, transformations, and descent of ideas, concepts, or disciplines, often revealing how they were shaped by power relations or cultural shifts.
"Her thesis offers a rigorous intellectual-genealogy of modern surveillance theories." - 2
A lineage or heritage of thinkers, theories, and philosophical influences that lead to a contemporary viewpoint.
"To understand his political philosophy, one must examine his intellectual-genealogy stretching back to the Enlightenment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'intellectual' (from Latin intellectualis, relating to the intellect) and 'genealogy' (from Greek genealogia, tracing of a family pedigree). The term emerged in modern philosophy and historiography to describe the analytical tracing of the descent and evolution of ideas, heavily popularized by 20th-century thinkers like Michel Foucault.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Intellectual-genealogy"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Intellectual-genealogy" is said worldwide
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généalogie intellectuelle
Transliteration: ʒe.ne.a.lo.ʒi ɛ̃.tɛl.ɛk.tɥɛl
"Cette étude retrace la généalogie intellectuelle du postmodernisme."
Geistesgenealogie
Transliteration: ˈɡaɪ̯stəs.ɡenealoˌɡiː
"Die Geistesgenealogie dieses Konzepts ist äußerst komplex."
genealogia intellettuale
Transliteration: dʒe.ne.a.loˈdʒiː.a in.tel.let.tuˈaː.le
"Il libro esplora la genealogia intellettuale del movimento."
genealogía intelectual
Transliteration: xe.ne.a.loˈxi.a in.te.lek.twaˈl
"El ensayo presenta una genealogía intelectual del liberalismo."
genealogia intelectual
Transliteration: ʒe.ne.a.loˈʒi.a ĩ.te.leɡ.tuˈaW
"Ele investiga a genealogia intelectual das teorias críticas."
बौद्धिक वंशावली
Transliteration: bauddhik vamshavali
"यह पुस्तक आधुनिक विचारों की बौद्धिक वंशावली का पता लगाती है।"
思想谱系
Transliteration: sīxiǎng pǔxì
"这项研究梳理了该理论的思想谱系。"
사상적 계보
Transliteration: sasangjeok gyebo
"우리는 이 철학의 사상적 계보를 이해해야 한다."
思想系譜
Transliteration: sisō keifu
"その論文は現代思想の系譜を明らかにしている。"
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