Answer the following question: Information: - Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (February 16, 1802 January 16, 1866) was an American spiritual teacher. Quimby was a philosopher, magnetizer, mesmerist, healer, and inventor, who resided in Belfast, Maine, and had an office in Portland, Maine. Quimby's work is widely recognized as leading to the New Thought movement. He was almost certainly named after a noted Revolutionary War veteran of Lebanon, New Hampshire, Phinehas Parkhurst. - Science of Mind was established in 1927 by Ernest Holmes (18871960) and is a spiritual, philosophical and metaphysical religious movement within the New Thought movement. In general, the term "Science of Mind" applies to the teachings, while the term "Religious Science" applies to the organizations. However, adherents often use the terms interchangeably. - Ernest Shurtleff Holmes ( January 21 , 1887 -- April 7 , 1960 ) was an American New Thought writer , teacher , and leader . He was the founder of a Spiritual movement known as Religious Science , a part of the greater New Thought movement , whose spiritual philosophy is known as '' The Science of Mind . '' He was the author of The Science of Mind and numerous other metaphysical books , and the founder of Science of Mind magazine , in continuous publication since 1927 . His books remain in print , and the principles he taught as '' Science of Mind '' have inspired and influenced many generations of metaphysical students and teachers . Holmes had previously studied another New Thought teaching , Divine Science , and was an ordained Divine Science Minister . His influence beyond New Thought can be seen in the self - help movement . - The New Thought movement is a philosophical movement which developed in the United States in the 19th century, following the teachings of Phineas Quimby. There are numerous smaller groups, most of which are incorporated in the International New Thought Alliance. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'ernest holmes' exhibits the relationship of 'occupation'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - founder - general - inventor - leader - minister - philosopher - science - teacher - writer
Answer:
philosopher