Seymour Boorstein
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Seymour Boorstein was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst known for integrating psychoanalytic theory with spirituality and transpersonal psychology.
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| Seymour Boorstein canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2335426 — 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: Seymour Boorstein Context triple: [Oskar Pfister Award, notableRecipient, Seymour Boorstein]
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Laurence Rosenthal
Laurence Rosenthal is an American composer best known for his film and television scores, including acclaimed work in mid-20th-century cinema and series such as "Becket" and "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles."
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B.
Stanley Saitowitz
Stanley Saitowitz is a South African-born American architect known for his minimalist, modernist designs and influential work in contemporary urban architecture.
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C.
Douglas Shulman
Douglas Shulman is an American public official who served as the head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) during the late 2000s and early 2010s.
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D.
Ralph Berkowitz
Ralph Berkowitz was an American pianist, accompanist, and arts administrator known for his influential work in classical music performance and education.
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E.
Barry Munitz
Barry Munitz is an American academic administrator and former university system leader best known for serving as chancellor of the California State University and later heading the J. Paul Getty Trust.
- 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: Seymour Boorstein Target entity description: Seymour Boorstein was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst known for integrating psychoanalytic theory with spirituality and transpersonal psychology.
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A.
Laurence Rosenthal
Laurence Rosenthal is an American composer best known for his film and television scores, including acclaimed work in mid-20th-century cinema and series such as "Becket" and "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles."
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B.
Stanley Saitowitz
Stanley Saitowitz is a South African-born American architect known for his minimalist, modernist designs and influential work in contemporary urban architecture.
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C.
Douglas Shulman
Douglas Shulman is an American public official who served as the head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) during the late 2000s and early 2010s.
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D.
Ralph Berkowitz
Ralph Berkowitz was an American pianist, accompanist, and arts administrator known for his influential work in classical music performance and education.
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E.
Barry Munitz
Barry Munitz is an American academic administrator and former university system leader best known for serving as chancellor of the California State University and later heading the J. Paul Getty Trust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ psychiatrist ⓘ psychoanalyst ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Downstate Medical Center ⓘ New York Psychoanalytic Institute ⓘ New York University ⓘ |
| employer |
University of California, Berkeley
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University of California, San Francisco ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
psychiatry
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psychoanalysis ⓘ spirituality and psychotherapy ⓘ transpersonal psychology ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Clinical Studies in Transpersonal Psychotherapy
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Explorations in Transpersonal Psychotherapy ⓘ Transpersonal Psychotherapy ⓘ Who’s the Patient Here? ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eastern spiritual traditions
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meditation practices ⓘ psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
integration of psychotherapy and spiritual practice
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meditation in clinical practice ⓘ transpersonal approaches to mental health ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Psychiatric Association
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American Psychoanalytic Association ⓘ Association for Transpersonal Psychology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to transpersonal psychiatry
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integrating psychoanalytic theory with spirituality ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
bridging traditional psychiatry and transpersonal psychology
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use of spiritual disciplines within psychoanalytic treatment ⓘ |
| occupation |
psychiatrist
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psychoanalyst ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| positionHeld | Clinical Professor of Psychiatry ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seymour Boorstein Description of subject: Seymour Boorstein was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst known for integrating psychoanalytic theory with spirituality and transpersonal psychology.
Referenced by (1)
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