German: GeistesströmungEnglish translation: current of thought 
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Social Sciences - Philosophy / History | | German term or phrase: Geistesströmung | Wie lautet der englische Begriff für Geistesströmung in einem Kontext wie diesem hier:
"Die Kulturen unserer beiden Länder haben sich stets gegenseitig bereichert. Sei es in der Philosophie, in der Literatur oder in der Kunst, unsere beiden nationalen Genien haben sich durch ihre gegenseitige Beeinflussung und ihren Dialog Geltung verschafft. Ein und dieselbe **Geistesströmung** brachte in Frankreich und in Deutschland die Aufklärung hervor, auch wenn man Voltaire und Kant nicht einander gleichsetzen kann." |
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| Clarification request(s) and responseAlban: 5:05am Jun 11, 2006: Someone once suggested "intellectual current" to me. Would that be a propper and used possibility, too?
R. A. Stegemann: 5:11am Jun 11, 2006: Intellectual current is also correct, but you will probably find the term intellectual movement more often applied to situations of a magnitude comparable to that of the Enlightment. -
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| | current of thought | Explanation:
"Intellectual current" is perfectly correct. Nevertheless, I don't like it very much and would like to make a clear difference between Geist and intellect. |
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 Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
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| an intellectual movement
Explanation:
One important often used possibility.
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Asker: Thanks, Hamo.
Asker: Hamo, maybe you are confusing cause and effect a little bit? The quoted text talks about that, which brought about enlightenment. So the term "intellectual movement" might be the most proper term for enlightenment itself, while "intellectual current" would be the correct term for factors leading to enlightenment.
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