Lucien Lévy-Bruhl
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Lucien Lévy-Bruhl was a French philosopher and anthropologist known for his influential theories on the "primitive mind" and the nature of collective representations in non-Western societies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lucien Lévy-Bruhl canonical | 3 |
| Lévy-Bruhl | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lucien Lévy-Bruhl Context triple: [Lucien, hasNotableBearer, Lucien Lévy-Bruhl]
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A.
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Claude Lévi-Strauss was a pioneering French anthropologist and ethnologist whose structuralist analyses of myth and culture profoundly shaped 20th-century social theory.
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B.
Edward Burnett Tylor
Edward Burnett Tylor was a pioneering 19th-century British anthropologist often regarded as the father of cultural anthropology for his influential theories on the development of religion and human culture.
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C.
Marcel Mauss
Marcel Mauss was a pioneering French sociologist and anthropologist best known for his seminal work on gift exchange and social reciprocity, which profoundly shaped structuralist and modern social theory.
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D.
Paul Radin
Paul Radin was an American anthropologist and folklorist known for his pioneering work on Native American cultures, languages, and religions, particularly among the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people.
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E.
Gabriel Tarde
Gabriel Tarde was a French sociologist, criminologist, and social theorist known for his work on imitation, innovation, and the micro-dynamics of social interaction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lucien Lévy-Bruhl Target entity description: Lucien Lévy-Bruhl was a French philosopher and anthropologist known for his influential theories on the "primitive mind" and the nature of collective representations in non-Western societies.
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A.
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Claude Lévi-Strauss was a pioneering French anthropologist and ethnologist whose structuralist analyses of myth and culture profoundly shaped 20th-century social theory.
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B.
Edward Burnett Tylor
Edward Burnett Tylor was a pioneering 19th-century British anthropologist often regarded as the father of cultural anthropology for his influential theories on the development of religion and human culture.
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C.
Marcel Mauss
Marcel Mauss was a pioneering French sociologist and anthropologist best known for his seminal work on gift exchange and social reciprocity, which profoundly shaped structuralist and modern social theory.
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D.
Paul Radin
Paul Radin was an American anthropologist and folklorist known for his pioneering work on Native American cultures, languages, and religions, particularly among the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people.
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E.
Gabriel Tarde
Gabriel Tarde was a French sociologist, criminologist, and social theorist known for his work on imitation, innovation, and the micro-dynamics of social interaction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ sociologist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1857-04-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1939-03-13 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | French philosophical and anthropological literature ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Paris
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École Normale Supérieure ⓘ
linked to:
École Normale (Paris)
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| employer |
Sorbonne
ⓘ
linked to:
La Sorbonne
University of Paris ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French Jews ⓘ |
| familyName |
Lévy-Bruhl
ⓘ
linked to:
Lucien Lévy-Bruhl
|
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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ethnology ⓘ history of religion ⓘ philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| givenName | Lucien ⓘ |
| hasPart | posthumous notebooks revising his earlier theories ⓘ |
| influenced |
Claude Lévi-Strauss
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anthropology of religion ⓘ structural anthropology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Auguste Comte
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linked to:
Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte
German idealism ⓘ Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of collective representations in non-Western societies
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concept of prelogical mentality ⓘ distinction between mystical and logical thought ⓘ theory of the primitive mind ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des sciences morales et politiques
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linked to:
Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques
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| movement |
Durkheimian school
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linked to:
Durkheimian sociology
French sociology of religion ⓘ |
| name | Lucien Lévy-Bruhl ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
How Natives Think
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La mentalité primitive ⓘ
linked to:
The Mind of Primitive Man
La morale et la science des moeurs ⓘ La mythologie primitive ⓘ Les fonctions mentales dans les sociétés inférieures ⓘ L’Âme primitive ⓘ
linked to:
La mythologie primitive
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| placeOfBirth |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of the history of modern philosophy ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Alice Lévy-Bruhl ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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linked to: Lucien Lévy-Bruhl