What was Gellner's primary field of study?
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Ernest Gellner was an Austrian-British philosopher and social anthropologist who made important contributions to the sociology of knowledge, Theory of nationalism, and the philosophy of science. His primary field of study was social anthropology, which he defined as the study of human societies and cultures. Gellner's work was influenced by the work of Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, and Ludwig Wittgenstein.
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