テーゼ
Meanings
1
A formal proposition or statement, often used in academic, philosophical, or political contexts. Borrowed from German 'These'.
from German These
He presented a clear thesis at the beginning of his paper.
The philosopher's thesis sparked much debate.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉というテーゼthe thesis that ~
There is a thesis that "history repeats itself."
- テーゼを掲げるto put forward a thesis
He put forward a new thesis and began the discussion.
- テーゼを立てるto formulate a thesis
I formulated a thesis as the starting point of my research.
- テーゼに基づいて〈動詞〉to do something based on a thesis
I wrote the paper based on this thesis.