Weltanschauung
[velt-ahn-shou-oo ng]
- a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity's relation to it.
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Origin of Weltanschauung
literally, world-view
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Contemporary Examples
Obamacare is an existential threat to their Weltanschauung, their idea of America?
Enough Already on HealthCare.gov. Don’t You Remember Medicare Part D?Michael Tomasky
October 29, 2013
If you favor Swift, you are embracing a Weltanschauung that says that all of life is a high-school melodrama.
Historical Examples
Moritz Carrire, Weltanschauung der Reformationszeit, p. 470.
Giordano BrunoJames Lewis McIntyre
The reference is to attitudinal response, to Weltanschauung.
Piper in the WoodsPhilip K. Dick
I give the name of ‘radical empiricism’ to my Weltanschauung.
Essays in Radical EmpiricismWilliam James
For many years past my mind has been growing into a certain type of Weltanschauung.
Essays in Radical EmpiricismWilliam James
It forms an essential part of the philosophy of life, the Weltanschauung of every patriotic Prussian.
German Problems and PersonalitiesCharles Sarolea
Weltanschauung
- a comprehensive view or personal philosophy of human life and the universe
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Word Origin
from Welt world + Anschauung view
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