Marshall Sahlins
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Marshall Sahlins was a prominent American cultural anthropologist known for his influential work on kinship, exchange, and the critique of economic and evolutionary theories in anthropology.
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| Marshall Sahlins canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marshall Sahlins Context triple: [Huxley Memorial Medal, notableRecipient, Marshall Sahlins]
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A.
Clifford Geertz
Clifford Geertz was an influential American anthropologist known for his interpretive approach to culture and his concept of "thick description" in the study of symbols and meaning.
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B.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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C.
Raymond Firth
Raymond Firth was a prominent New Zealand-born social anthropologist best known for his influential work on economic anthropology and his studies of Tikopia society.
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D.
Robert Redfield
Robert Redfield is an American virologist and public health official who served as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2018 to 2021.
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E.
Julian Steward
Julian Steward was an American anthropologist best known for developing the theory of cultural ecology, which examined how cultures adapt to their environments.
- 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: Marshall Sahlins Target entity description: Marshall Sahlins was a prominent American cultural anthropologist known for his influential work on kinship, exchange, and the critique of economic and evolutionary theories in anthropology.
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A.
Clifford Geertz
Clifford Geertz was an influential American anthropologist known for his interpretive approach to culture and his concept of "thick description" in the study of symbols and meaning.
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B.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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C.
Raymond Firth
Raymond Firth was a prominent New Zealand-born social anthropologist best known for his influential work on economic anthropology and his studies of Tikopia society.
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D.
Robert Redfield
Robert Redfield is an American virologist and public health official who served as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2018 to 2021.
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E.
Julian Steward
Julian Steward was an American anthropologist best known for developing the theory of cultural ecology, which examined how cultures adapt to their environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural anthropologist
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human ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| familyName |
Sahlins
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linked to:
Bernard Sahlins
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| fieldOfWork |
anthropological theory
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cultural anthropology ⓘ economic anthropology ⓘ exchange theory ⓘ historical anthropology ⓘ kinship studies ⓘ political anthropology ⓘ |
| givenName | Marshall ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
Pacific Island societies
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kinship and social organization ⓘ myth and history ⓘ reciprocity and exchange ⓘ theory of culture ⓘ |
| influenced |
David Graeber
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Maurice Godelier ⓘ many contemporary cultural anthropologists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Claude Lévi-Strauss
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Karl Polanyi ⓘ Marcel Mauss ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of economic reductionism in anthropology
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critique of evolutionary theories in anthropology ⓘ studies of Captain Cook in Hawaii ⓘ studies of Polynesian societies ⓘ the concept of the original affluent society ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
cultural materialism (critical engagement)
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structuralism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
culture as a symbolic structure shaping practical reason
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original affluent society ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Culture and Practical Reason
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Culture in Practice ⓘ Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities ⓘ How Natives Think: About Captain Cook, For Example ⓘ
linked to:
How Natives Think
Islands of History ⓘ Stone Age Economics ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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