I posted this in the wrong section a minute ago by clicking the wrong button, I think it is in royalty.
Zeitgeist - what is commonly meant by this,
what does this mean,
what about the movie @ Zeitgeistmovie.com or something, that supposedly says God doesn't exists.
I already read the dictionary definition, so something more would be nice.
2007-11-21 04:31:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It means, roughly, "Spirit (or soul) of the times."
It refers to the way our thinking changes as history progresses. 500 years ago, someone taking in slavery was thought to be alright. Today it is more than inhuman. This is an example of a change in the Zeitgeist.
2007-11-21 04:36:45 · answer #1 · answered by Skalite 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Zeitgeist is originally a German expression that means "the spirit of the age", literally translated as "time (Zeit) spirit (Geist)". It describes the intellectual and cultural climate of an era. In German, the word has more layers of meaning than the English translation, including the fact that Zeitgeist can only be observed for past events.
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2007-11-21 04:38:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
zeitgeist means of the time. literally ghost of the time.
You could say that the rubik's cube was a zeitgeist in the 80s or the the war against terror is a zeitgeist now.
It is something popular at a specific time - ie like a fad or fashion.
2007-11-21 04:35:39 · answer #3 · answered by heidavey 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Zeitgeist means... spirit of the times or time spirit
2016-05-24 21:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by lessie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means, literally, the spirit of the time. It is used to refer to the ideas and movements, taken as a whole, that characterize a particular time in history.
2007-11-21 04:41:17 · answer #5 · answered by injanier 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It roughly translates to 'spirit of the times'. It refers to trends going on in the present.
2007-11-21 04:35:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That movie is amazing and I would recommend to anyone with an open mind.
2007-11-21 04:45:15 · answer #7 · answered by dougfr007 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋