Geisteswissenschaft

Definitions of Geisteswissenschaft
  1. noun
    studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
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    Romantik
    a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
    Anglistik
    the discipline that studies the English language and literature
    Geschichte
    the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
    Philosophie
    the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
    Literaturwissenschaft
    the humanistic study of literature
    Philologie
    the humanistic study of language and literature
    Sinologie
    the study of Chinese history and language and culture
    Tanz, Tanzen, Tanztee
    taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
    Jura, Rechtswissenschaften
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
    Logik
    the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
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    Fach, Fachgebiet, Fachrichtung, Feld, Reich, Ressort, Sachgebiet
    a branch of knowledge
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