The Schopenhauer Cure
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The Schopenhauer Cure is a philosophical novel by psychiatrist and author Irvin D. Yalom that intertwines group therapy dynamics with the life and ideas of Arthur Schopenhauer.
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| The Schopenhauer Cure 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 Schopenhauer Cure Context triple: [Irvin D. Yalom, notableWork, The Schopenhauer Cure]
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Sartor Resartus
Sartor Resartus is a satirical, philosophical novel by Thomas Carlyle that explores the nature of clothes as a metaphor for social institutions and human beliefs.
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Pathologies of Reason
Pathologies of Reason is a philosophical work by Axel Honneth that critically examines how forms of social domination and misrecognition distort rationality and undermine the conditions for mutual recognition in modern societies.
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C.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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D.
The Romantic Egoists
The Romantic Egoists is a posthumously compiled collection of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s letters, photographs, and personal memorabilia that offers an intimate portrait of their lives and the Jazz Age milieu they inhabited.
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The Egoist
The Egoist was a British literary magazine edited by Dora Marsden and later Harriet Shaw Weaver, known for publishing modernist and avant-garde writers including early work by James Joyce.
- 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 Schopenhauer Cure Target entity description: The Schopenhauer Cure is a philosophical novel by psychiatrist and author Irvin D. Yalom that intertwines group therapy dynamics with the life and ideas of Arthur Schopenhauer.
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A.
Sartor Resartus
Sartor Resartus is a satirical, philosophical novel by Thomas Carlyle that explores the nature of clothes as a metaphor for social institutions and human beliefs.
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B.
Pathologies of Reason
Pathologies of Reason is a philosophical work by Axel Honneth that critically examines how forms of social domination and misrecognition distort rationality and undermine the conditions for mutual recognition in modern societies.
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C.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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D.
The Romantic Egoists
The Romantic Egoists is a posthumously compiled collection of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s letters, photographs, and personal memorabilia that offers an intimate portrait of their lives and the Jazz Age milieu they inhabited.
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E.
The Egoist
The Egoist was a British literary magazine edited by Dora Marsden and later Harriet Shaw Weaver, known for publishing modernist and avant-garde writers including early work by James Joyce.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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philosophical novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| author | Irvin D. Yalom ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
application of Schopenhauer’s philosophy to psychotherapy
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change and the possibility of personal transformation ⓘ confronting death ⓘ the will and suffering ⓘ therapeutic relationship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
ethics of the therapist–patient relationship
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impact of terminal illness on identity ⓘ limits of rational philosophy in dealing with human suffering ⓘ tension between philosophical detachment and emotional engagement ⓘ |
| features |
biographical episodes from Arthur Schopenhauer’s life
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interwoven narrative of group therapy sessions ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bonnie
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Gill ⓘ Julius Hertzfeld ⓘ Pam ⓘ Philip Slate ⓘ Rebecca ⓘ Stuart ⓘ Tony ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalInfluence |
Arthur Schopenhauer
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existentialism ⓘ psychodynamic psychotherapy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | interlaced present-time and historical narrative ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Arthur Schopenhauer
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existential psychotherapy ⓘ group psychotherapy ⓘ mortality ⓘ redemption ⓘ relationships ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Irvin D. Yalom’s body of existential psychotherapy fiction ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Love’s Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
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Lying on the Couch ⓘ When Nietzsche Wept ⓘ |
| setting | group therapy practice in San Francisco ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | early 21st century ⓘ |
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