New approaches of Levy-Bruhl

Several recent studies treating Lucien Levy-Bruhl's works on "primitive mentality" bring forth a renewal of commentaries. Approaching from various directions, they emphasize the ethical inspiration of his work (Frederic Keck), the links between Levy-Bruhl and Evans-Pritchard as well as Wittgenstein (Philippe de Lara), the permanence of the archaic today (Carlo Prandi, Mariapaola Fimiani), the part played by Levy-Bruhl in the development of the philosophical history of the sciences in France (Cristina Chimisso). They draw our attention to the continuing relevance of this scholar for philosophy and anthropology.