# thought collective

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Sociological framework conditions in which scientific statements are tailored as language games to become intersubjectively and collectively relevant and conceptualized as facts.

## Etymology
Calque of German Denkkollektiv, with the 1979 publication of an English translation and 1980 reedition of a book of Ludwig Fleck.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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