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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
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at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century
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Could you please explain what the author means by 'at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century' in the following excerpt?
I can understand the turn of a century, but the turn of two centuries seems meaningless to me.
"Interestingly enough, in Weber’s own intellectual circles in
the German city of Heidelberg at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth
century, many a philosopher, psychologist, or artist took refuge in
utopian experiments, alternative religions, and esoteric movements,
such as Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophy and the philosophy of life of
Henri Bergson and the like."
Thank you
Could you please explain what the author means by 'at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century' in the following excerpt?
I can understand the turn of a century, but the turn of two centuries seems meaningless to me.
"Interestingly enough, in Weber’s own intellectual circles in
the German city of Heidelberg at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth
century, many a philosopher, psychologist, or artist took refuge in
utopian experiments, alternative religions, and esoteric movements,
such as Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophy and the philosophy of life of
Henri Bergson and the like."
Thank you
Top answer
If the centuries in question are obvious, "turn of the century" is enough. In this case, being specific, perhaps something like "during the late 19th and early 20th centuries" would have been better, as well as probably a more accurate description of the time period being referred to. I can understand your confusion.
- If the centuries in question are obvious, "turn of the century" is enough.
- In this case, being specific, perhaps something like "during the late 19th and early 20th centuries" would have been better, as well as probably a more accurate description of the time period being referred to.
- I can understand your confusion.
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If the centuries in question are obvious, "turn of the century" is enough. In this case, being specific, perhaps something like "during the late 19th and early 20th centuries" would have been better, as well as probably a more accurate description of the time period being referred to. I can understand your confusion.
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