Geist
Sign in to saveGeist () is a German noun with a significant degree of importance in German philosophy. Geist can be roughly translated into three English meanings: ghost (as in the supernatural entity), spirit (as in the Holy Spirit), and mind or intellect. Some English translators resort to using "spirit/mind" or "spirit (mind)" to help convey the meaning of the term.
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- Etymology and translation
- Hegelianism
- ''Weltgeist''<!--'Weltgeist' redirects here-->
- ''Volksgeist''<!--'Volksgeist' and 'Nationalgeist' redirect here-->
- ''Zeitgeist''
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Geist () is a German noun with a significant degree of importance in German philosophy. Geist can be roughly translated into three English meanings: ghost (as in the supernatural entity), spirit (as in the Holy Spirit), and mind or intellect. Some English translators resort to using "spirit/mind" or "spirit (mind)" to help convey the meaning of the term.
Geist is also a central concept in Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's 1807 The Phenomenology of Spirit (Phänomenologie des Geistes). Notable compounds, all associated with Hegel's view of world history of the late 18th century, include Weltgeist (, "world-spirit"), Volksgeist ("national spirit") and Zeitgeist ("spirit of the age").