Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
geistige Auseinandersetzung
English translation:
intellectual discourse
Added to glossary by
Johanna Timm, PhD
Jun 20, 2004 20:24
19 yrs ago
German term
geistige Auseinandersetzung
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Die Artikel ermöglicht Einblicke in die islamische Welt und dokumentiert die vielschichtige geistige Auseinandersetzung mit dem islamisch geprägten Kulturkreis.
Can I translate this as "intellectual dispute" or is it being used in a more general sense here?
Can I translate this as "intellectual dispute" or is it being used in a more general sense here?
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
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60
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intellctual discourse
...grants insights into the world of Islamic culture and documents the extensive intellectual discourse on...
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Note added at 1 hr 5 mins (2004-06-20 21:29:31 GMT)
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intell\'e\'ctual, duh
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Note added at 1 hr 5 mins (2004-06-20 21:29:31 GMT)
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intell\'e\'ctual, duh
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Dr. Fred Thomson
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intellectual discussion
I think "discussion" rather than "dispute" works best here.
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multilayered intellectual analysis of
The rest of the sentence is tough too. How shall we express islamisch geprägten Kulturkreis? The group of civilizations/cultural area shaped by Islam?
The idea of Auseinandersetzung here is not dispute (it can be) but a kind turning something over in one's mind.
I think in concrete terms (you don't give the context) it means many (Western?) minds over the centuries taking up and considering elements of Islamic culture, and this would include literature as well as university. 'Discourse', suggested elsewhere, seems to limit it to 'what kinds of intellectual expression did academic discussion of Islam take?'
Here is what Collins dictionary has:
Auseinandersetzung [a] (= Diskussion) discussion, debate (über +acc about, on); (= Streit) argument; (= feindlicher Zusammenstoß) clash (wegen over);
[b] (= das Befassen) examination (mit of);
(kritisch) analysis (mit of)
I think this is b, examination or analysis.
The idea of Auseinandersetzung here is not dispute (it can be) but a kind turning something over in one's mind.
I think in concrete terms (you don't give the context) it means many (Western?) minds over the centuries taking up and considering elements of Islamic culture, and this would include literature as well as university. 'Discourse', suggested elsewhere, seems to limit it to 'what kinds of intellectual expression did academic discussion of Islam take?'
Here is what Collins dictionary has:
Auseinandersetzung [a] (= Diskussion) discussion, debate (über +acc about, on); (= Streit) argument; (= feindlicher Zusammenstoß) clash (wegen over);
[b] (= das Befassen) examination (mit of);
(kritisch) analysis (mit of)
I think this is b, examination or analysis.
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Alarch Gwyn
: with analysis definitely - have been considering this for a few hours now
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The multilayered is not so good - complex? Even analysis is not 100%
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ideological confrontation
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