Lucien Levy-Bruhl, philosopher, sociologist,
and ethnologist, was bom on April 10, 1857 and
died on March 13, 1939, his incisive intellect
not at all blunted by age.
Levy-Bruhl taught in several lycees. He was
head of the Sorbonne's Department of the History
of Modern Philosophy, founder of the
Institute of Ethnology, exchange professor at
Harvard, and guest lecturer at various American
universities. His influence on his students was
enormous.
HOW NATIVES THINK received great
acclaim upon its publication in 1910. It also
provoked considerable controversy. Translated
into EngUsh in 1926, HOW NATIVES THINK
has long been out of print, and thus unavailable
to new generations of students. WASHINGTON
SQUARE PRESS is pleased to remedy this situation
with its fine new edition of Levy-Bruhl's
stimulating work.