Mad Travelers
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Mad Travelers is a philosophical and historical study by Ian Hacking that examines cases of 19th-century "fugue" wanderers to explore how social and scientific contexts shape the classification of mental disorders.
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| Mad Travelers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7353205 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mad Travelers Context triple: [Ian Hacking, notableWork, Mad Travelers]
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A.
The Travelers
"The Travelers" is a landscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Meindert Hobbema, exemplifying his detailed, atmospheric depictions of rural scenery.
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B.
Wanderlust
Wanderlust is a 2018 British comedy-drama television series starring Toni Collette as a therapist questioning her marriage and exploring unconventional relationships.
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C.
Wanderlust
"Wanderlust" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 1982 album *Tug of War*, noted for its melodic richness and reflective lyrics.
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D.
Hard Travelin'
"Hard Travelin'" is a folk song by American singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie that reflects the struggles and resilience of working-class people during the early 20th century.
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E.
Traveling Light
"Traveling Light" is a reflective, melancholic song by Leonard Cohen that blends poetic lyrics with sparse, atmospheric instrumentation.
- 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: Mad Travelers Target entity description: Mad Travelers is a philosophical and historical study by Ian Hacking that examines cases of 19th-century "fugue" wanderers to explore how social and scientific contexts shape the classification of mental disorders.
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A.
The Travelers
"The Travelers" is a landscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Meindert Hobbema, exemplifying his detailed, atmospheric depictions of rural scenery.
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B.
Wanderlust
"Wanderlust" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 1982 album *Tug of War*, noted for its melodic richness and reflective lyrics.
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C.
Wanderlust
Wanderlust is a 2018 British comedy-drama television series starring Toni Collette as a therapist questioning her marriage and exploring unconventional relationships.
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D.
Hard Travelin'
"Hard Travelin'" is a folk song by American singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie that reflects the struggles and resilience of working-class people during the early 20th century.
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E.
Traveling Light
"Traveling Light" is a reflective, melancholic song by Leonard Cohen that blends poetic lyrics with sparse, atmospheric instrumentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ philosophical study ⓘ |
| author | Ian Hacking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
historical sociology of knowledge
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philosophy of psychiatry ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| examines |
historical contingency of mental disorder categories
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interaction between social context and psychiatric diagnosis ⓘ relationship between travel, identity, and mental disorder ⓘ role of experts in defining mental illness ⓘ |
| explores |
boundary between normal and pathological behavior
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how classification practices shape experience of patients ⓘ role of travel and mobility in psychiatric narratives ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| focusesOnPlace | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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history of medicine ⓘ history of science ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
historical epistemology
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social constructionist approach to mental illness ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Albert Dadas
NERFINISHED
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French psychiatry ⓘ Jean-Martin Charcot NERFINISHED ⓘ fin-de-siècle France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
19th-century fugue wanderers
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classification of mental disorders ⓘ diagnostic categories in psychiatry ⓘ fugue state ⓘ history of psychiatry ⓘ medicalization ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ social construction of mental illness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of how diagnoses emerge and disappear
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detailed case study of fugue wanderers ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Rewriting the Soul
NERFINISHED
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The Social Construction of What? NERFINISHED ⓘ The Taming of Chance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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