Triple

T12261324

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Sir William Hamilton	`E292231`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	Lectures on Metaphysics Lectures on Metaphysics is a posthumously published series of philosophical lectures by Scottish thinker Sir William Hamilton that systematically explores key problems in metaphysics and the theory of knowledge.	`E971087`	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: Lectures on Metaphysics | Statement: [Sir William Hamilton, notableWork, Lectures on Metaphysics]

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

Target entity: Lectures on Metaphysics
Context triple: [Sir William Hamilton, notableWork, Lectures on Metaphysics]

A. Introduction to Metaphysics
Introduction to Metaphysics is a 1935 lecture course by German philosopher Martin Heidegger that probes the fundamental question of the meaning of Being and critiques the metaphysical foundations of Western thought.
B. Discourse on Metaphysics
Discourse on Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that outlines his views on substance, God, free will, and the rational structure of reality.
C. Metaphysics (On First Principles)
Metaphysics (On First Principles) is a philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the fundamental nature of reality, causation, and first principles in the Aristotelian tradition.
D. The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
E. 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.
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: Lectures on Metaphysics
Triple: [Sir William Hamilton, notableWork, Lectures on Metaphysics]

Generated description

Lectures on Metaphysics is a posthumously published series of philosophical lectures by Scottish thinker Sir William Hamilton that systematically explores key problems in metaphysics and the theory of knowledge.

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

Target entity: Lectures on Metaphysics
Target entity description: Lectures on Metaphysics is a posthumously published series of philosophical lectures by Scottish thinker Sir William Hamilton that systematically explores key problems in metaphysics and the theory of knowledge.

A. Introduction to Metaphysics
Introduction to Metaphysics is a 1935 lecture course by German philosopher Martin Heidegger that probes the fundamental question of the meaning of Being and critiques the metaphysical foundations of Western thought.
B. Discourse on Metaphysics
Discourse on Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that outlines his views on substance, God, free will, and the rational structure of reality.
C. Metaphysics (On First Principles)
Metaphysics (On First Principles) is a philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the fundamental nature of reality, causation, and first principles in the Aristotelian tradition.
D. The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
E. 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.
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_69d6ab6856488190b5d31178d5015f8e`	completed	April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69d91cd964ec81908241d2b9a96d1025`	completed	April 10, 2026, 3:52 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69f60ac3ce008190856a917c2c75862a`	completed	May 2, 2026, 2:31 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69f60f220554819088c0aa5706f44856`	completed	May 2, 2026, 2:50 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69f60f9f40f48190b60be483d1922b22`	completed	May 2, 2026, 2:52 p.m.

Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:52 p.m.