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Old 12th June 2002, 04:18 PM
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Please correct me on my mistakes regarding the below.

Kent changed the grading of remedies from 5 to 3. This includes changing the meaning of the gradings, which in turn renders them practicaly useless in terms of their characteristic value.

He changed, or interpreted, the meanings of rubrics. For example, rubrics that were originally categorized as sensations in earlier, reliable works, have found their way into the mind section of his repertory. See the thread 'What are Delusions?' by Hans in archives for examples.

It is known that Kent was responsible for desktop provings, and in relation to some of his clinical work, there can be no documentation found to validate it. I am not sure to what degree this work was incorporated into his repertory.

Generaly it's known that Kent was influenced by Swedenborgian beliefs, which he applied to homeopathy. These include his potency scale, based on a Swedenborgian numerological system.

Also misleading views held on the direction of cure, which he wrongly attributed to Hering, can be read about in Andre Saine's article 'Law, Rule or Dogma'. This article also contains info. on Kent's publication of synthetic remedies ..i.e.. M.M that was 'without proving or any clinical experience.' See www.homeopathy.ca/

He also introduced 'constitutional' treatment to homeopathy, seemingly based on his philosophy about the state of humanity.

The work of a rigorous and reliable homeopath?
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