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thought collective

thought collective noun: sociological framework conditions in which scientific statements are tailored as language games to become intersubjectively and collectively relevant and conceptualized as facts.

Noun

thought collective (plural thought collectives)

  1. Sociological framework conditions in which scientific statements are tailored as language games to become intersubjectively and collectively relevant and conceptualized as facts.

Forms of thought collective

pluralthought collectives

Origin of thought collective

Calque of German Denkkollektiv, with the 1979 publication of an English translation and 1980 reedition of a book of Ludwig Fleck.

Questions about thought collective

What does thought collective mean?
Thought collective means sociological framework conditions in which scientific statements are tailored as language games to become intersubjectively and collectively relevant and conceptualized as facts.
What part of speech is thought collective?
Thought collective is a noun.
What is the plural of thought collective?
The plural of thought collective is thought collectives.

Words near thought collective in the dictionary

  1. thought broadcasting
  2. thought bubble
  3. thought bubbles
  4. thought cast
  5. thought casts
  6. thought collective
  7. thought collectives
  8. thought control
  9. thought criminal
  10. thought criminals
  11. thought echo

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