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Leipzig school (sociology)

Leipzig school (sociology) is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Leipzig school (sociology) rather than just read about it. In short: The Leipzig school was a branch of sociology developed by a group of academics led by philosopher and sociologist Hans Freyer at the University of Leipzig, Germany in the 1930s. Freyer saw Nazism as an opportunity; many of his followers were politically active Nazis.

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Reference excerpt

The Leipzig school was a branch of sociology developed by a group of academics led by philosopher and sociologist Hans Freyer at the University of Leipzig, Germany in the 1930s. Freyer saw Nazism as an opportunity; many of his followers were politically active Nazis. They included Arnold Gehlen, Gunter Ipsen, Karl Heinz Pfeffer, and Helmut Schelsky. The National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) did not allow any competing ideologies to develop in universities; however, some of the Leipzig School group remained at the university until 1945. Their numbers declined as some emigrated (Günther) or made a career in the Third Reich (Gehlen, Ipsen, Pfeffer), and before the war ended, Freyer himself left to take up a teaching position at the University of Budapest. In Indo-Germanic studies, the Leipzig School also refers to the researchers around Karl Brugmann and August Leskien in the last third of the 19th century, who were called Junggrammatists.

References

Further reading Bernhard, Peter (2019). "The Leipzig School in Dessau". In Thormann, Olaf (ed.). Bauhaus Saxony. Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst. pp. 365–370. ISBN 978-3-8979-0553-5. Freyer/Gehlen/Schelsky (Die Leipziger Schule), article by Karl-Siegbert Rehberg, in Klassiker der Soziologie Bd.2, Beck´sche Reihe 1999. Published by Dirk Kaesler. Rehberg, Karl-Siegbert (2001). Soziologische Denktraditionen. ISBN 3-518-29026-6.

External links Dr. Elfriede Üner, sociologist -- key areas of research: Leipzig School / Hans Freyer

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Leipzig school (sociology)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Leipzig school (sociology) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Leipzig school (sociology) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Leipzig school (sociology) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Leipzig school (sociology)

In research: Leipzig school (sociology) appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Leipzig school (sociology) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Leipzig school (sociology) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics German school stubs, Leipzig University, Sociological theories, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Leipzig school (sociology) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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