Rewriting the Soul
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Rewriting the Soul is a philosophical and historical study by Ian Hacking that examines how concepts of memory, identity, and multiple personality disorder are shaped by scientific and social practices.
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| Rewriting the Soul canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rewriting the Soul Context triple: [Ian Hacking, notableWork, Rewriting the Soul]
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A.
Soul Made Flesh
Soul Made Flesh is a historical science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the birth of modern neuroscience through the 17th-century discovery of the brain’s role in thought and consciousness.
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B.
Soul on Fire
Soul on Fire is a spiritual autobiography by former Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver, chronicling his ideological transformation and religious conversion.
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C.
Over-Soul
The Over-Soul is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s transcendentalist concept of a universal, divine spirit that unites all individual souls and forms the deeper, shared essence of human existence.
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D.
Soul to Soul
"Soul to Soul" is a 1985 blues-rock studio album by guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble, known for its gritty sound and expanded instrumentation.
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E.
Rebel Soul
Rebel Soul is a studio album by American musician Kid Rock that blends rock, country, and hip-hop influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rewriting the Soul Target entity description: Rewriting the Soul is a philosophical and historical study by Ian Hacking that examines how concepts of memory, identity, and multiple personality disorder are shaped by scientific and social practices.
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A.
Soul Made Flesh
Soul Made Flesh is a historical science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the birth of modern neuroscience through the 17th-century discovery of the brain’s role in thought and consciousness.
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B.
Soul on Fire
Soul on Fire is a spiritual autobiography by former Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver, chronicling his ideological transformation and religious conversion.
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C.
Over-Soul
The Over-Soul is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s transcendentalist concept of a universal, divine spirit that unites all individual souls and forms the deeper, shared essence of human existence.
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D.
Soul to Soul
"Soul to Soul" is a 1985 blues-rock studio album by guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble, known for its gritty sound and expanded instrumentation.
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E.
Rebel Soul
Rebel Soul is a studio album by American musician Kid Rock that blends rock, country, and hip-hop influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ philosophical study ⓘ |
| author | Ian Hacking ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| examines |
how categories of personhood are formed
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how memory is shaped by institutions ⓘ the emergence of multiple personality as a diagnostic category ⓘ the interaction between patients and psychiatrists ⓘ the making and unmaking of selves ⓘ the role of case histories in psychiatry ⓘ |
| field |
history of psychiatry
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history of science ⓘ philosophy ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
clinical practices
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scientific practices ⓘ social practices ⓘ |
| genre |
history of ideas literature
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philosophy of science literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
historical epistemology
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philosophy of psychiatry ⓘ social constructionism ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
case studies of multiple personality
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classification in psychiatry ⓘ interaction between scientific categories and lived experience ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Michel Foucault
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history of clinical case studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
dissociative identity disorder
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history of psychology ⓘ memory ⓘ memory practices ⓘ multiple personality disorder ⓘ narrative identity ⓘ personal identity ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ selfhood ⓘ social construction of mental disorders ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of multiple personality disorder as a historically contingent phenomenon
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influence on philosophy of psychiatry ⓘ influence on social studies of mental health ⓘ linking memory practices to the constitution of the self ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mad Travelers
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The Social Construction of What? ⓘ |
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