Triple
T10829272
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thorstein Veblen |
E255573
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Theory of Business Enterprise
The Theory of Business Enterprise is an influential 1904 work of institutional economics in which Thorstein Veblen analyzes how profit-driven business practices can conflict with and distort the broader industrial and social interests of society.
|
E886923
|
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 Business Enterprise | Statement: [Thorstein Veblen, notableWork, The Theory of Business Enterprise]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Theory of Business Enterprise Context triple: [Thorstein Veblen, notableWork, The Theory of Business Enterprise]
-
A.
The Positive Theory of Capital
The Positive Theory of Capital is a foundational work in Austrian economics that systematically analyzes the nature of capital, interest, and time preference in the production process.
-
B.
The Pure Theory of Capital
The Pure Theory of Capital is a major economic treatise by Friedrich A. Hayek that systematically analyzes the structure, role, and intertemporal coordination of capital in the production process.
-
C.
The Scope and Method of Economic Science
The Scope and Method of Economic Science is a foundational work in economic methodology that examines the proper aims, limits, and scientific status of economics as a discipline.
-
D.
The Economic Point of View
The Economic Point of View is a foundational work in Austrian economics by Israel Kirzner that clarifies and defends the distinct methodological perspective of economic science.
-
E.
On the Theory of Economic Policy
On the Theory of Economic Policy is a foundational work in economics by Jan Tinbergen that systematically analyzes how governments can design and coordinate economic policies using formal models and quantitative methods.
- 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 Business Enterprise Triple: [Thorstein Veblen, notableWork, The Theory of Business Enterprise]
Generated description
The Theory of Business Enterprise is an influential 1904 work of institutional economics in which Thorstein Veblen analyzes how profit-driven business practices can conflict with and distort the broader industrial and social interests of society.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Theory of Business Enterprise Target entity description: The Theory of Business Enterprise is an influential 1904 work of institutional economics in which Thorstein Veblen analyzes how profit-driven business practices can conflict with and distort the broader industrial and social interests of society.
-
A.
The Positive Theory of Capital
The Positive Theory of Capital is a foundational work in Austrian economics that systematically analyzes the nature of capital, interest, and time preference in the production process.
-
B.
The Pure Theory of Capital
The Pure Theory of Capital is a major economic treatise by Friedrich A. Hayek that systematically analyzes the structure, role, and intertemporal coordination of capital in the production process.
-
C.
The Scope and Method of Economic Science
The Scope and Method of Economic Science is a foundational work in economic methodology that examines the proper aims, limits, and scientific status of economics as a discipline.
-
D.
The Economic Point of View
The Economic Point of View is a foundational work in Austrian economics by Israel Kirzner that clarifies and defends the distinct methodological perspective of economic science.
-
E.
On the Theory of Economic Policy
On the Theory of Economic Policy is a foundational work in economics by Jan Tinbergen that systematically analyzes how governments can design and coordinate economic policies using formal models and quantitative methods.
- 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_69de85a068b08190948c3ca32cdda147 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 6:21 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69de8956d9f081909d076c5e413c1f74 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 6:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69de8e80fe80819088ac76bb5abc58f0 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 6:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:19 p.m.