Triple

T12152326
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Essays on Actions and Events E289485 entity
Predicate hasPart P35 FINISHED
Object Causal Explanation of Action
Causal Explanation of Action is a seminal philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that argues human actions are explained by the agent’s reasons, understood as causes, thereby linking rationalization with causal explanation.
E289481 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: Causal Explanation of Action | Statement: [Essays on Actions and Events, hasPart, Causal Explanation of Action]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Causal Explanation of Action
Context triple: [Essays on Actions and Events, hasPart, Causal Explanation of Action]
  • A. Toward a General Theory of Action
    Toward a General Theory of Action is a foundational sociological work that systematically outlines a comprehensive framework for understanding human action and social systems.
  • B. Actions, Reasons, and Causes
    Actions, Reasons, and Causes is a highly influential 1963 philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that argues for the causal theory of action, claiming that an agent’s reasons can be understood as causes of their actions.
  • C. Working Papers in the Theory of Action
    Working Papers in the Theory of Action is a collection of essays by sociologist Talcott Parsons that further develops his influential structural–functional theory of social action.
  • D. “Counterfactual Reasoning and Learning Systems”
    “Counterfactual Reasoning and Learning Systems” is a research work by Léon Bottou that explores how to use counterfactual inference to design and analyze machine learning systems, particularly in interactive and decision-making settings.
  • E. Aspects of Scientific Explanation
    Aspects of Scientific Explanation is a seminal work in the philosophy of science that systematically analyzes the structure and logic of scientific explanations, especially through the deductive-nomological model.
  • 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: Causal Explanation of Action
Triple: [Essays on Actions and Events, hasPart, Causal Explanation of Action]
Generated description
Causal Explanation of Action is a seminal philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that argues human actions are explained by the agent’s reasons, understood as causes, thereby linking rationalization with causal explanation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Causal Explanation of Action
Target entity description: Causal Explanation of Action is a seminal philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that argues human actions are explained by the agent’s reasons, understood as causes, thereby linking rationalization with causal explanation.
  • A. Toward a General Theory of Action
    Toward a General Theory of Action is a foundational sociological work that systematically outlines a comprehensive framework for understanding human action and social systems.
  • B. Actions, Reasons, and Causes chosen
    Actions, Reasons, and Causes is a highly influential 1963 philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that argues for the causal theory of action, claiming that an agent’s reasons can be understood as causes of their actions.
  • C. Working Papers in the Theory of Action
    Working Papers in the Theory of Action is a collection of essays by sociologist Talcott Parsons that further develops his influential structural–functional theory of social action.
  • D. “Counterfactual Reasoning and Learning Systems”
    “Counterfactual Reasoning and Learning Systems” is a research work by Léon Bottou that explores how to use counterfactual inference to design and analyze machine learning systems, particularly in interactive and decision-making settings.
  • E. Aspects of Scientific Explanation
    Aspects of Scientific Explanation is a seminal work in the philosophy of science that systematically analyzes the structure and logic of scientific explanations, especially through the deductive-nomological model.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d6ab4c6710819097a9d228382dde43 completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d915ae736c8190aaab05efb93c5854 completed April 10, 2026, 3:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f5f69aa2e88190aaa58468571d6dad completed May 2, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f601e0777081909e1212436680a10d completed May 2, 2026, 1:53 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f602a21f948190849839301f49d55a completed May 2, 2026, 1:56 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:49 p.m.