Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
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Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health is a 1950 self-help book by L. Ron Hubbard that lays out the foundational psychological and spiritual concepts that later evolved into Scientology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7906955 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health Context triple: [Scientology, coreText, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health]
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A.
The Message of Psychic Science to Mothers and Nurses
The Message of Psychic Science to Mothers and Nurses is a didactic work by Mary Everest that applies contemporary psychological and psychical ideas to the practical care and moral education of children.
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B.
Die Krise der Psychologie
Die Krise der Psychologie is a seminal work by Karl Bühler that critically examines the theoretical foundations and methodological problems of early 20th-century psychology.
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C.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures is the foundational religious text of Christian Science, presenting Mary Baker Eddy’s teachings on spiritual healing and the interpretation of the Bible.
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D.
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
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E.
Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions
Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions is a skeptical book by magician and debunker James Randi that critically examines and exposes claims of the paranormal, pseudoscience, and superstition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health Target entity description: Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health is a 1950 self-help book by L. Ron Hubbard that lays out the foundational psychological and spiritual concepts that later evolved into Scientology.
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A.
The Message of Psychic Science to Mothers and Nurses
The Message of Psychic Science to Mothers and Nurses is a didactic work by Mary Everest that applies contemporary psychological and psychical ideas to the practical care and moral education of children.
-
B.
Die Krise der Psychologie
Die Krise der Psychologie is a seminal work by Karl Bühler that critically examines the theoretical foundations and methodological problems of early 20th-century psychology.
-
C.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures is the foundational religious text of Christian Science, presenting Mary Baker Eddy’s teachings on spiritual healing and the interpretation of the Bible.
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D.
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
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E.
Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions
Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions is a skeptical book by magician and debunker James Randi that critically examines and exposes claims of the paranormal, pseudoscience, and superstition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
achieve the state of clear
ⓘ
eliminate engrams ⓘ |
| author | L. Ron Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimsToAddress |
emotional problems
ⓘ
psychosomatic illnesses ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
lack of scientific evidence
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pseudoscience ⓘ unverified therapeutic claims ⓘ |
| describesConcept |
analytical mind
ⓘ
auditing ⓘ clear ⓘ engram ⓘ reactive mind ⓘ survival ⓘ tone scale ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationFor | Church of Scientology doctrines ⓘ |
| genre |
popular psychology
ⓘ
spirituality ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1950 first edition
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revised editions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book Four: The Future of Dianetics
NERFINISHED
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Book One: The Goal of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Book Three: Therapy NERFINISHED ⓘ Book Two: The Reactive Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Scientology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marketingClaim | modern science of mental health ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing new religious movements
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launching the Dianetics movement ⓘ |
| promotedBy |
Church of Scientology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
L. Ron Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hermitage House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science
NERFINISHED
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Science of Survival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setsForth | techniques for auditing ⓘ |
| subject |
Dianetics
NERFINISHED
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Scientology NERFINISHED ⓘ mental health ⓘ self-improvement ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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