Ernest Gellner, 1925-1995. European rationalist philosopher who wrote and debated on a wide range of topics, but was especially active in anthropology. 1. Defining "Nation" - An excerpt from Gellner's 1983 classic, Nations and Nationalism. 2. Ernest Gellner - Cosma Shalizi's ruminations on this thinker, and a bibliography. 3. Ernest Gellner 1925-1995 - Several obituaries of this Czech-British polymath. 4. Gellner Resource Page - Comprehensive resource site including excerpts from this philosopher's writings, commentaries on him, bibliography and biography. 5. Lecture by Ernest Gellner - QuickTime movie of a speech delivered by Gellner in 1989 describing the collapse of the Soviet Union. 6. Notes on Words and Things - Notes by Roger Bishop Jones on some key points raised in Gellner's 1959 assault on ordinary language philosophy. 7. NodeWorks Encyclopedia: Ernest Gellner - Entry from this openly-edited encyclopedia. 8. Review Articles: Ernest Gellner - Review by Alan Macfarlane of two books by this philosopher. Dwells on Gellner's analysis of modernity.

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