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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIntellectual Genealogy
/ˌɪn.təlˈɛk.tʃu.əl ˌdʒiː.niˈɒl.ə.dʒi/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 Latin 'intellectualis' (relating to the intellect) combined with 'genealogy', which traces back to the Greek 'genea' (race, generation) and 'logia' (branch of learning). The compound reflects the modern historiographical method of tracing the lineage of ideas, philosophical concepts, and intellectual movements.
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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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