The Double
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The Double is a psychoanalytic study by Otto Rank that explores the concept of the doppelgänger as a manifestation of the human psyche, particularly in relation to identity, narcissism, and the fear of death.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Double canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T871593 — 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: The Double Context triple: [Otto Rank, notableWork, The Double]
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The Chief
The Chief is the nickname of Robert Parish, a Hall of Fame NBA center best known for his long, successful tenure with the Boston Celtics and his record for most games played in league history.
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The Dial
The Dial was a 19th-century American literary and philosophical magazine that served as the chief periodical voice of the Transcendentalist movement, publishing works by figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
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The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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The Valentine
The Valentine is a history museum in Richmond, Virginia, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the city’s past through exhibitions, collections, and educational programs.
- 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: The Double Target entity description: The Double is a psychoanalytic study by Otto Rank that explores the concept of the doppelgänger as a manifestation of the human psyche, particularly in relation to identity, narcissism, and the fear of death.
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A.
The Chief
The Chief is the nickname of Robert Parish, a Hall of Fame NBA center best known for his long, successful tenure with the Boston Celtics and his record for most games played in league history.
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B.
The Dial
The Dial was a 19th-century American literary and philosophical magazine that served as the chief periodical voice of the Transcendentalist movement, publishing works by figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
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C.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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D.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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E.
The Valentine
The Valentine is a history museum in Richmond, Virginia, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the city’s past through exhibitions, collections, and educational programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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psychoanalytic study ⓘ |
| analyzes | literary representations of the double ⓘ |
| author | Otto Rank ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| explores |
the double as a defense against death anxiety
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the double as a harbinger of death ⓘ the double as a manifestation of the human psyche ⓘ the double as an expression of narcissism ⓘ the double in relation to identity formation ⓘ |
| field |
psychoanalysis
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psychology ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
non-fiction
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psychoanalytic literature ⓘ psychology literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sigmund Freud
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folklore ⓘ literary tradition of the double ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
ambivalence toward the self
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denial of mortality through duplication of the self ⓘ doppelgänger as ego-double ⓘ double as both protective and threatening figure ⓘ |
| movement | classical psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early systematic psychoanalytic treatment of the double motif
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influence on later theories of the uncanny ⓘ influence on psychoanalytic literary criticism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Double
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surface form:
Der Doppelgänger
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| publicationYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
mirror image
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shadow self ⓘ uncanny double ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Beyond Psychology
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The Trauma of Birth ⓘ |
| subject |
doppelgänger
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ego psychology ⓘ fear of death ⓘ identity ⓘ narcissism ⓘ projection ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ self ⓘ splitting of the ego ⓘ uncanny ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
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