Triple

T10076517
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Joshua Cohen E213774 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Essays
The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Essays is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Joshua Cohen that explores themes of justice, democracy, and moral progress.
E839296 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Essays | Statement: [Joshua Cohen, notableWork, The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Essays]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Essays
Context triple: [Joshua Cohen, notableWork, The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Essays]
  • A. The Moral Arc
    The Moral Arc is a nonfiction book by science writer Michael Shermer that argues human society has become progressively more moral over time thanks to reason, science, and secular humanism.
  • B. The Fragility of Goodness
    The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
  • C. The Elements of Morality
    The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
  • D. The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life
    "The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life" is an influential essay by William James that explores the foundations of moral judgment and the role of human experience and sentiment in shaping ethical values.
  • E. The Moral Landscape
    The Moral Landscape is a 2010 book by neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris that argues science can determine human values and objective moral truths by examining well-being.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Essays
Triple: [Joshua Cohen, notableWork, The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Essays]
Generated description
The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Essays is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Joshua Cohen that explores themes of justice, democracy, and moral progress.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Essays
Target entity description: The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Essays is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Joshua Cohen that explores themes of justice, democracy, and moral progress.
  • A. The Moral Arc
    The Moral Arc is a nonfiction book by science writer Michael Shermer that argues human society has become progressively more moral over time thanks to reason, science, and secular humanism.
  • B. The Fragility of Goodness
    The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
  • C. The Elements of Morality
    The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
  • D. The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life
    "The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life" is an influential essay by William James that explores the foundations of moral judgment and the role of human experience and sentiment in shaping ethical values.
  • E. The Moral Landscape
    The Moral Landscape is a 2010 book by neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris that argues science can determine human values and objective moral truths by examining well-being.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ca839bf730819086900c323c9b8c95 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cdd0190d808190847ea0fa401ef06c completed April 2, 2026, 2:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d29ac67cb48190ba53a87c3749a245 completed April 5, 2026, 5:24 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d29c98e470819098bdf9fa51f40d1f completed April 5, 2026, 5:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d29d0190988190891c264556856f60 completed April 5, 2026, 5:33 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:59 p.m.