Lévy-Bruhl

British

/ levibrul /

noun

Lucien (lysjɛ̃). 1857–1939, French anthropologist and philosopher, noted for his study of the psychology of primitive peoples

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Society for Comte is not, as Lévy-Bruhl puts it, "a polyp."

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra

Lévy-Bruhl reconnects to the notion of participation that originates in Plato's philosophy and applies it to fit the so-called pre-logic mentality.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

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