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Ernest Gellner  

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  • Ernest A. Gellner (1925–1995) was an influential philosopher, historian, and social anthropologist who made major contributions to the study of Islam, nationalism, and modernity. He was a stalwart champion of critical rationalism and open systems of thought, defending them from, among others, Marxists, relativists, psychoanalysts, and dogmatic advocates of the free market. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Gellner, Ernest]

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