Triple

T11850462

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Kit Fine	`E281892`	entity
Predicate	hasWritten	`P2831`	FINISHED
Object	“The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter” “The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter” is a philosophical paper by Kit Fine that argues for a metaphysical distinction between material objects and the matter that constitutes them.	`E949488`	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 Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter” | Statement: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter”]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: “The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter”
Context triple: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter”]

A. The Givenness of Things
The Givenness of Things is a collection of essays by Marilynne Robinson that explores theology, philosophy, and humanism through reflective, intellectually rigorous prose.
B. Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
C. “Identity and Predication”
“Identity and Predication” is a seminal philosophical work by Gareth Evans that examines the logic and metaphysics of identity, reference, and predicative structure in language.
D. essay "Designation and Existence"
"Designation and Existence" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how language refers to objects and tackles issues surrounding reference to non-existent entities.
E. Ontology, Identity, and Modality
Ontology, Identity, and Modality is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Peter van Inwagen that explores fundamental issues in metaphysics, including existence, identity, and possibility.
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 Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter”
Triple: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter”]

Generated description

“The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter” is a philosophical paper by Kit Fine that argues for a metaphysical distinction between material objects and the matter that constitutes them.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: “The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter”
Target entity description: “The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter” is a philosophical paper by Kit Fine that argues for a metaphysical distinction between material objects and the matter that constitutes them.

A. The Givenness of Things
The Givenness of Things is a collection of essays by Marilynne Robinson that explores theology, philosophy, and humanism through reflective, intellectually rigorous prose.
B. Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
C. “Identity and Predication”
“Identity and Predication” is a seminal philosophical work by Gareth Evans that examines the logic and metaphysics of identity, reference, and predicative structure in language.
D. essay "Designation and Existence"
"Designation and Existence" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how language refers to objects and tackles issues surrounding reference to non-existent entities.
E. Ontology, Identity, and Modality
Ontology, Identity, and Modality is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Peter van Inwagen that explores fundamental issues in metaphysics, including existence, identity, and possibility.
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_69d6ab287ba48190a5178779fd19b9b7`	completed	April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69d8a65db52c8190a218736da17d0153`	completed	April 10, 2026, 7:27 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69f167b947d48190a07da6f5255d289a`	completed	April 29, 2026, 2:06 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69f17005c318819090e54bc64d135477`	completed	April 29, 2026, 2:42 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69f17814de1881908973af026af5d1d1`	completed	April 29, 2026, 3:16 a.m.

Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:43 p.m.