what is schau?

Question

I think it has something to do with the German language.

Answer 1

The word in German, "schau," has an extra dimension to it, the dimension of depth, which allows us to be part of the picture. "Schau," as in weltanschauung ( a comprehensive view of the world and human life), is more than a certain belief system or school of thought. It is much more than seeing; it requires engaged, active communication and concern, being part of and moving "hands-on" in the field, scene, or drama. Goethe put it aptly in the foreword to his Farbenlehre:

The mere gaze of an object cannot engage us (completely). Each look flows into a careful examination, each examination into a meditation and each meditation takes us into a connection. With each attentive look into the world we already begin to theorize about it. If the abstractions we fear is to be harmless and the experience we hope for is to be real and useful, we need to engage skillfully with consciousness, self-reflection, a sense of freedom, and—to use a daring word—a sense of irony.

Answer 2

It's a German word , it means: exhibition, show, window-dressing