"thought collective" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thought collective.wav Forms: thought collectives [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Denkkollektiv, with the 1979 publication of an English translation and 1980 reedition of a book of Ludwig Fleck. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|de|Denkkollektiv}} Calque of German Denkkollektiv Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Ludwig Fleck
    Sense id: en-thought_collective-en-noun-frBdzX4z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Epistemology

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