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“It is precisely by binding things together that traditional visions perpetuate themselves and the prejudgments contained within them; and it is by insisting on prising things apart that we have liberated ourselves from them”

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Ernest Gellner
Ernest Gellner

Ernest Gellner was a distinguished philosopher known for his contributions to social theory and the philosophy of culture. Born on December 9, 1925, in Vienna, Austria, he passed away on November 5, 1995. Gellner's philosophical insights focused on the analysis of modernity, nationalism, and the structure of societies. more

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