Triple
T10829271
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thorstein Veblen |
E255573
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
The Theory of the Leisure Class
The Theory of the Leisure Class is Thorstein Veblen’s influential 1899 socio-economic study that critiques consumer culture and introduces the concept of “conspicuous consumption.”
|
E889196
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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 Theory of the Leisure Class | Statement: [Thorstein Veblen, notableWork, The Theory of the Leisure Class]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Theory of the Leisure Class Context triple: [Thorstein Veblen, notableWork, The Theory of the Leisure Class]
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A.
The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)
"The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)" is Nikolai Bukharin’s Marxist analysis and critical examination of Thorstein Veblen’s classic work on conspicuous consumption and class structure.
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B.
The Leisure Class
The Leisure Class is a dark comedy film about a con artist infiltrating a wealthy family, produced by Pearl Street Films and developed from an HBO Project Greenlight season.
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C.
The Division of Labour in Society
The Division of Labour in Society is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological work that analyzes how increasing specialization in modern societies transforms social cohesion and the nature of social solidarity.
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D.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
"What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" is an 1883 collection of essays by sociologist William Graham Sumner that argues for limited government, individual responsibility, and laissez-faire economics in the relations between social classes.
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E.
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a foundational sociological work by Max Weber that explores how Protestant religious values, particularly Calvinism, helped shape the development of modern capitalist society.
- 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 Theory of the Leisure Class Triple: [Thorstein Veblen, notableWork, The Theory of the Leisure Class]
Generated description
The Theory of the Leisure Class is Thorstein Veblen’s influential 1899 socio-economic study that critiques consumer culture and introduces the concept of “conspicuous consumption.”
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Theory of the Leisure Class Target entity description: The Theory of the Leisure Class is Thorstein Veblen’s influential 1899 socio-economic study that critiques consumer culture and introduces the concept of “conspicuous consumption.”
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A.
The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)
"The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)" is Nikolai Bukharin’s Marxist analysis and critical examination of Thorstein Veblen’s classic work on conspicuous consumption and class structure.
-
B.
The Leisure Class
The Leisure Class is a dark comedy film about a con artist infiltrating a wealthy family, produced by Pearl Street Films and developed from an HBO Project Greenlight season.
-
C.
The Division of Labour in Society
The Division of Labour in Society is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological work that analyzes how increasing specialization in modern societies transforms social cohesion and the nature of social solidarity.
-
D.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
"What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" is an 1883 collection of essays by sociologist William Graham Sumner that argues for limited government, individual responsibility, and laissez-faire economics in the relations between social classes.
-
E.
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a foundational sociological work by Max Weber that explores how Protestant religious values, particularly Calvinism, helped shape the development of modern capitalist society.
- 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_69d6aa8081448190a9324184f2bd1c26 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d74420fa188190b5b3c59e1a9f551d |
completed | April 9, 2026, 6:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69deb1096cbc81908f3eda562c2da042 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69dec2534728819095b3693120772da9 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 10:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69dec79b1b548190a74312284f98551c |
completed | April 14, 2026, 11:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:19 p.m.