Celebrity Diagnosis » New School for Social Research http://www.celebritydiagnosis.com Teachable Moments in Medicine Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Explicator of Incest Taboo, Claude Levi-Strauss, Dies from Cardiac Arrest http://www.celebritydiagnosis.com/2009/11/explicator-of-incest-taboo-claude-levi-strauss-dies-from-cardiac-arrest/ http://www.celebritydiagnosis.com/2009/11/explicator-of-incest-taboo-claude-levi-strauss-dies-from-cardiac-arrest/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:39:00 +0000 Dr. M http://e1d0723b-ccd4-4cf9-8775-cbc9ea522c1f

Praised by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France as an “indefatigable humanist,” Claude Levi-Strauss’ 100th birthday was celebrated in 25 countries on 28 November 2008. He died from cardiac arrest on 30 October 2009 less than a month before his 101st birthday.

Levi-Strauss was an anthropologist who advanced the idea, 40 years ago, that cultural diversity is a positive attribute of human societies. The Director-General of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) said that Levi-Strauss’ theories “changed the way people perceived each other, striking down such divisive concepts as race and opening the way for a new vision based on recognition of the common bond of humanity.”

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