Jacques Ellul
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Jacques Ellul was a French philosopher, sociologist, and theologian best known for his critiques of technological society and the state from a Christian perspective.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacques Ellul canonical | 2 |
| Ellul | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacques Ellul Context triple: [Christian anarchism, notableProponent, Jacques Ellul]
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Raymond Aron
Raymond Aron was a 20th-century French philosopher, sociologist, and political commentator known for his liberal-conservative critique of totalitarianism and his influential analyses of industrial society and international relations.
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B.
Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault was a French philosopher and social theorist known for his influential analyses of power, knowledge, and institutions in works such as "Discipline and Punish" and "The History of Sexuality."
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C.
Jean-Paul Agon
Jean-Paul Agon is a French business executive best known for serving as the longtime CEO and later chairman of global cosmetics giant L'Oréal.
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Alexandre Kojève
Alexandre Kojève was a 20th-century Russian-French philosopher best known for his influential Paris lectures on Hegel that shaped postwar French existentialism, structuralism, and political thought.
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Herbert Marcuse
Herbert Marcuse was a German-American philosopher and critical theorist associated with the Frankfurt School, known for his critiques of advanced industrial society and influential works such as "One-Dimensional Man."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacques Ellul Target entity description: Jacques Ellul was a French philosopher, sociologist, and theologian best known for his critiques of technological society and the state from a Christian perspective.
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A.
Raymond Aron
Raymond Aron was a 20th-century French philosopher, sociologist, and political commentator known for his liberal-conservative critique of totalitarianism and his influential analyses of industrial society and international relations.
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B.
Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault was a French philosopher and social theorist known for his influential analyses of power, knowledge, and institutions in works such as "Discipline and Punish" and "The History of Sexuality."
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C.
Jean-Paul Agon
Jean-Paul Agon is a French business executive best known for serving as the longtime CEO and later chairman of global cosmetics giant L'Oréal.
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D.
Alexandre Kojève
Alexandre Kojève was a 20th-century Russian-French philosopher best known for his influential Paris lectures on Hegel that shaped postwar French existentialism, structuralism, and political thought.
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E.
Herbert Marcuse
Herbert Marcuse was a German-American philosopher and critical theorist associated with the Frankfurt School, known for his critiques of advanced industrial society and influential works such as "One-Dimensional Man."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ sociologist ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-01-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-05-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Bordeaux ⓘ |
| employer | University of Bordeaux ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jacques Ellul
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ellul
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| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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history of institutions ⓘ philosophy of technology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| fullName | Jacques Ellul self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacques ⓘ |
| hasBibliographyItem |
Jacques Ellul, La Technique ou l’enjeu du siècle, 1954
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Jacques Ellul, L’Illusion politique, 1965 ⓘ Jacques Ellul, Propagandes, 1962 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Christian theology
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ethics of technology ⓘ propaganda ⓘ state and political power ⓘ technology and society ⓘ |
| movement |
Christian anarchism
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Calvinism ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed theology
personalism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Christian critique of the state
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critique of technological determinism ⓘ la technique as autonomous technological system ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anarchy and Christianity
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Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes ⓘ The Meaning of the City ⓘ The Political Illusion ⓘ The Presence of the Kingdom ⓘ The Technological Society ⓘ The Technological System ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | French Resistance ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bordeaux
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surface form:
Bordeaux, France
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| placeOfDeath |
Pessac
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surface form:
Pessac, France
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| positionHeld | Professor of the History and Sociology of Institutions ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Reformed Church of France ⓘ |
| residence |
Bordeaux
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surface form:
Bordeaux, France
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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