Philippe Descola
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Philippe Descola is a prominent French anthropologist renowned for his influential work on animism, ontologies, and the comparative study of human–nature relations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philippe Descola canonical | 2 |
| Descola | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7109584 — 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: Philippe Descola Context triple: [Chair of the History of Systems of Thought at the Collège de France, hasNotableHolder, Philippe Descola]
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A.
Michel Serres
Michel Serres was a French philosopher and historian of science known for his interdisciplinary work linking science, literature, and philosophy, and for developing influential concepts about communication, networks, and complexity.
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B.
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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C.
Alain Cuny
Alain Cuny was a French actor known for his intense screen presence and collaborations with major European directors in mid-20th-century cinema.
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D.
Lucien Lévy-Bruhl
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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E.
Dominique Tarlé
Dominique Tarlé is a French photographer best known for his intimate, behind-the-scenes images of rock musicians, particularly The Rolling Stones in the early 1970s.
- 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: Philippe Descola Target entity description: Philippe Descola is a prominent French anthropologist renowned for his influential work on animism, ontologies, and the comparative study of human–nature relations.
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A.
Michel Serres
Michel Serres was a French philosopher and historian of science known for his interdisciplinary work linking science, literature, and philosophy, and for developing influential concepts about communication, networks, and complexity.
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B.
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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C.
Alain Cuny
Alain Cuny was a French actor known for his intense screen presence and collaborations with major European directors in mid-20th-century cinema.
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D.
Lucien Lévy-Bruhl
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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E.
Dominique Tarlé
Dominique Tarlé is a French photographer best known for his intimate, behind-the-scenes images of rock musicians, particularly The Rolling Stones in the early 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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human ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | CNRS Silver Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Université Paris Nanterre
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École normale supérieure ⓘ
linked to:
École Normale (Paris)
École pratique des hautes études ⓘ |
| employer | Collège de France ⓘ |
| familyName |
Descola
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linked to:
Philippe Descola
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| fieldOfWork |
Amerindian studies
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anthropology ⓘ anthropology of nature ⓘ environmental anthropology ⓘ ethnology ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ |
| givenName | Philippe ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Claude Lévi-Strauss ⓘ |
| influenced |
anthropology of ontology
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multispecies ethnography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Claude Lévi-Strauss
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structuralism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comparative study of human–nature relations
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ethnography of the Achuar people ⓘ theory of ontologies ⓘ work on animism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Collège de France ⓘ |
| name | Philippe Descola ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beyond Nature and Culture
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In the Society of Nature ⓘ Les Lances du crépuscule ⓘ Par-delà nature et culture ⓘ
linked to:
Politiques de la nature
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| positionHeld |
chair of Anthropology of Nature at Collège de France
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professor at Collège de France ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Amerindian cosmologies
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analogism ⓘ animism ⓘ cosmology ⓘ human–environment relations ⓘ naturalism ⓘ ontology ⓘ totemism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Philippe Descola Description of subject: Philippe Descola is a prominent French anthropologist renowned for his influential work on animism, ontologies, and the comparative study of human–nature relations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chair of the History of Systems of Thought at the Collège de France
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hasNotableHolder
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Philippe Descola
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linked to: Philippe Descola