The Passions of the Mind
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The Passions of the Mind is a biographical novel by Irving Stone that dramatizes the life and psychological theories of Sigmund Freud.
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| The Passions of the Mind canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Passions of the Mind Context triple: [Irving Stone, notableWork, The Passions of the Mind]
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A.
The Agony of the Mind
The Agony of the Mind is a sculptural work by Swedish artist Carl Milles that powerfully explores inner psychological struggle and emotional torment through expressive, modernist forms.
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B.
A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
"A Mind with a Heart of Its Own" is a rock song by Tom Petty from his acclaimed 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever.
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C.
The Life of the Mind
The Life of the Mind is a posthumously published philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that explores the nature of thinking, willing, and judging as fundamental activities of human consciousness.
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D.
Die Entdeckung des Geistes
Die Entdeckung des Geistes is a seminal philosophical and philological study that traces the emergence of Western concepts of mind, self, and rationality in ancient Greek literature and thought.
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E.
The Late-Summer Passion of a Woman of Mind
The Late-Summer Passion of a Woman of Mind is a philosophical novel by Rebecca Goldstein that explores the emotional and intellectual life of a middle-aged female academic confronting desire, reason, and identity.
- 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: The Passions of the Mind Target entity description: The Passions of the Mind is a biographical novel by Irving Stone that dramatizes the life and psychological theories of Sigmund Freud.
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A.
The Agony of the Mind
The Agony of the Mind is a sculptural work by Swedish artist Carl Milles that powerfully explores inner psychological struggle and emotional torment through expressive, modernist forms.
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B.
A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
"A Mind with a Heart of Its Own" is a rock song by Tom Petty from his acclaimed 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever.
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C.
The Life of the Mind
The Life of the Mind is a posthumously published philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that explores the nature of thinking, willing, and judging as fundamental activities of human consciousness.
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D.
Die Entdeckung des Geistes
Die Entdeckung des Geistes is a seminal philosophical and philological study that traces the emergence of Western concepts of mind, self, and rationality in ancient Greek literature and thought.
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E.
The Late-Summer Passion of a Woman of Mind
The Late-Summer Passion of a Woman of Mind is a philosophical novel by Rebecca Goldstein that explores the emotional and intellectual life of a middle-aged female academic confronting desire, reason, and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Irving Stone ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
Freud's break with Carl Jung
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Freud's early medical career ⓘ Freud's self-analysis ⓘ Freud's work on dreams ⓘ |
| explores |
Oedipus complex concept
ⓘ
formation of the unconscious theory ⓘ resistance to new ideas in medicine ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Freud's personal life
ⓘ
Freud's psychological theories ⓘ development of psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| followsStyleOf | documentary novel ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical fiction
ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Carl Jung
ⓘ
Josef Breuer ⓘ Martha Bernays ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ Wilhelm Fliess ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | over 800 pages ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Irving Stone's biographical novels ⓘ |
| portrays |
Freud's patients
ⓘ
Freud's relationships with colleagues ⓘ Freud's relationships with family ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Austria
ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition and obsession
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conflict between science and society ⓘ intellectual rivalry ⓘ origin of psychoanalytic theory ⓘ sexuality and repression ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | Freud's youth to later life ⓘ |
| uses |
fictionalized dialogue
ⓘ
historical research ⓘ |
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Irving Tennenbaum