Ernest Gellner
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Ernest Gellner was a Czech-British philosopher and social anthropologist best known for his influential theories on nationalism, modernity, and the relationship between culture and social organization.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ernest Gellner canonical | 13 |
| Gellner | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernest Gellner Context triple: [Ernest, borneBy, Ernest Gellner]
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Ralf Dahrendorf
Ralf Dahrendorf was a German-British sociologist, liberal politician, and public intellectual known for his influential work on class conflict, social inequality, and the theory of modern society.
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Perry Anderson
Perry Anderson is a British historian and essayist known for his influential Marxist analyses of Western society, politics, and intellectual history, particularly through his long association with the New Left Review.
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C.
Robert Nisbet
Robert Nisbet was a 20th-century American sociologist and conservative social theorist known for his critiques of modern individualism and the erosion of traditional communities and intermediate institutions.
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D.
Carl Schorske
Carl Schorske was an influential American cultural and intellectual historian best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning work on fin-de-siècle Vienna and the development of modern European thought.
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E.
Arnold Toynbee
Arnold Toynbee was a prominent British historian and philosopher of history best known for his multi-volume work "A Study of History," which analyzed the rise and fall of civilizations.
- 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: Ernest Gellner Target entity description: Ernest Gellner was a Czech-British philosopher and social anthropologist best known for his influential theories on nationalism, modernity, and the relationship between culture and social organization.
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A.
Ralf Dahrendorf
Ralf Dahrendorf was a German-British sociologist, liberal politician, and public intellectual known for his influential work on class conflict, social inequality, and the theory of modern society.
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B.
Perry Anderson
Perry Anderson is a British historian and essayist known for his influential Marxist analyses of Western society, politics, and intellectual history, particularly through his long association with the New Left Review.
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C.
Robert Nisbet
Robert Nisbet was a 20th-century American sociologist and conservative social theorist known for his critiques of modern individualism and the erosion of traditional communities and intermediate institutions.
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D.
Carl Schorske
Carl Schorske was an influential American cultural and intellectual historian best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning work on fin-de-siècle Vienna and the development of modern European thought.
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E.
Arnold Toynbee
Arnold Toynbee was a prominent British historian and philosopher of history best known for his multi-volume work "A Study of History," which analyzed the rise and fall of civilizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ social anthropologist ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-12-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-11-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
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Charles University ⓘ
linked to:
Charles University in Prague
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| employer |
Central European University
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London School of Economics ⓘ University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
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| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName |
Gellner
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linked to:
Ernest Gellner
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| fieldOfWork |
Islamic studies
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modernity studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of social science ⓘ political theory ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ sociology ⓘ theory of nationalism ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernest ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anthony D. Smith
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Benedict Anderson ⓘ John A. Hall ⓘ modern nationalism studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
David Hume
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Karl Popper ⓘ Max Weber ⓘ Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of modernity
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comparative civilizational analysis ⓘ critique of linguistic philosophy ⓘ theory of nationalism ⓘ work on culture and social organization ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Czech
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English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Islam and Muslim societies
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linked to:
Islamic world
civil society ⓘ modernity ⓘ nationalism ⓘ rationalism ⓘ |
| movement |
analytic philosophy
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critical rationalism ⓘ
linked to:
Popperian critical rationalism
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| notableIdea |
critique of relativism and postmodernism
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high culture as requirement of modern state ⓘ modern industrial society as basis of nationalism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Conditions of Liberty
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Muslim Society ⓘ Nations and Nationalism ⓘ Plough, Sword and Book ⓘ Postmodernism, Reason and Religion ⓘ Thought and Change ⓘ Words and Things ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Prague ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Center for the Study of Nationalism at Central European University
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Professor of Philosophy at the London School of Economics ⓘ William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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linked to: Ernest Gellner