Georges Canguilhem
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Georges Canguilhem was a French philosopher and historian of science whose work on concepts of normality, pathology, and the life sciences deeply shaped 20th-century French philosophy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Georges Canguilhem canonical | 3 |
| Canguilhem | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1444220 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Georges Canguilhem Context triple: [Michel Foucault, influencedBy, Georges Canguilhem]
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A.
Alexandre Koyré
Alexandre Koyré was a 20th-century historian and philosopher of science known for his influential studies on the Scientific Revolution and the development of modern scientific thought.
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B.
Jean-Paul Agon
Jean-Paul Agon is a French business executive best known for serving as the longtime CEO and later chairman of global cosmetics giant L'Oréal.
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C.
Raymond Aron
Raymond Aron was a 20th-century French philosopher, sociologist, and political commentator known for his liberal-conservative critique of totalitarianism and his influential analyses of industrial society and international relations.
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D.
Alexandre Kojève
Alexandre Kojève was a 20th-century Russian-French philosopher best known for his influential Paris lectures on Hegel that shaped postwar French existentialism, structuralism, and political thought.
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E.
Ludwik Fleck
Ludwik Fleck was a Polish microbiologist and philosopher of science whose ideas about thought collectives and the social construction of scientific facts significantly shaped later work in the history and philosophy of science.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Georges Canguilhem Target entity description: Georges Canguilhem was a French philosopher and historian of science whose work on concepts of normality, pathology, and the life sciences deeply shaped 20th-century French philosophy.
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A.
Alexandre Koyré
Alexandre Koyré was a 20th-century historian and philosopher of science known for his influential studies on the Scientific Revolution and the development of modern scientific thought.
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B.
Jean-Paul Agon
Jean-Paul Agon is a French business executive best known for serving as the longtime CEO and later chairman of global cosmetics giant L'Oréal.
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C.
Raymond Aron
Raymond Aron was a 20th-century French philosopher, sociologist, and political commentator known for his liberal-conservative critique of totalitarianism and his influential analyses of industrial society and international relations.
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D.
Alexandre Kojève
Alexandre Kojève was a 20th-century Russian-French philosopher best known for his influential Paris lectures on Hegel that shaped postwar French existentialism, structuralism, and political thought.
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E.
Ludwik Fleck
Ludwik Fleck was a Polish microbiologist and philosopher of science whose ideas about thought collectives and the social construction of scientific facts significantly shaped later work in the history and philosophy of science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French philosopher
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historian of science ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Prix de Philosophie de l’Académie Française
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surface form:
Grand prix de philosophie de l’Académie française
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| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-06-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-09-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sorbonne University
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surface form:
University of Paris
École Normale (Paris) ⓘ
surface form:
École Normale Supérieure
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| employer |
Sorbonne University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
University of Strasbourg ⓘ |
| familyName |
Georges Canguilhem
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Canguilhem
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| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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history of science ⓘ philosophy of biology ⓘ philosophy of medicine ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| fullName | Georges Canguilhem self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Georges ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century French philosophy
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Dominique Lecourt ⓘ François Dagognet ⓘ Gilles Deleuze ⓘ Louis Althusser ⓘ Michel Foucault ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
biology
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concept of normality ⓘ concept of pathology ⓘ life sciences ⓘ medicine ⓘ |
| movement |
French epistemology
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French historical epistemology ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of statistical normality in medicine
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normativity of the living ⓘ |
| notableWork |
La Connaissance de la vie
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Le Normal et le pathologique ⓘ Études d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian of science
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philosopher ⓘ physician ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn | French Resistance ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Aude
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Castelnaudary ⓘ France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bouches-du-Rhône
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France ⓘ Marseille ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Institut d'histoire des sciences
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inspector general of philosophy for the French national education system ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Georges Canguilhem Description of subject: Georges Canguilhem was a French philosopher and historian of science whose work on concepts of normality, pathology, and the life sciences deeply shaped 20th-century French philosophy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Paul-Michel Foucault
this entity surface form:
Canguilhem