Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Episteme

English translation:

episteme

Added to glossary by Leander1
Nov 28, 2005 08:56
18 yrs ago
German term

Episteme

German to English Social Sciences Philosophy
Context:
"Die Mitglieder der Gruppe stammen aus den Fächern Kunstgeschichte, Germanistik, Film- und Theaterwissenschaft. Sie sind durch das Forschungsinteresse an den ästhetischen und medialen Umwertungen verbunden, welche die Effekte und Erscheinungen von Oberflächen rund um die bürgerliche *Episteme* der Tiefe erfahren haben."
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 episteme
Change log

Nov 28, 2005 12:48: Marcus Malabad changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "History"

Nov 28, 2005 12:49: Marcus Malabad changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Science"

Nov 28, 2005 15:22: Ian M-H (X) changed "Field" from "Science" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "History" to "Philosophy"

Proposed translations

+4
4 mins
Selected

episteme

...rather more than a paradign. See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episteme

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-11-28 09:04:22 GMT)
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-paradign + paradigm

"Foucault uses the term épistème to refer to the total set of relations within a particular historical period uniting the discursive practices which generate its epistemologies." From ""Semiotics for Beginners" at
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/S4B/sem-gloss.html
Peer comment(s):

agree Steven Sidore : this is a common term in academic circles
43 mins
agree Lancashireman
1 hr
agree Rebecca Garber
5 hrs
agree Michele Fauble
10 hrs
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