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unilineal evolution

obsolete anthropological theory that Western European-American culture is the pinnacle of social evolution in a single line from the most primitive to most civilized
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unilineal evolution

Summary

unilineal evolution is a philosophical movement[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • unilineal evolution's instance of is recorded as philosophical movement[3].
  • unilineal evolution's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1900[4].
  • unilineal evolution's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].

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Definition and Type

unilineal evolution's instance of is recorded as philosophical movement[3].

Why It Matters

unilineal evolution has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2gREEo
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  2. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Svkkl authority id → h0007013-evolucionismus
    Instance of → philosophical movement
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0007013-evolucionismus, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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