Triple
T12317977
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Philippa Foot |
E293651
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableIdea |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
trolley problem
The trolley problem is a famous ethical thought experiment that explores moral dilemmas about sacrificing one life to save many, widely used in discussions of utilitarianism and moral philosophy.
|
E973626
|
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: trolley problem | Statement: [Philippa Foot, notableIdea, trolley problem]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: trolley problem Context triple: [Philippa Foot, notableIdea, trolley problem]
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A.
The Trolley Conductor
The Trolley Conductor is a central comic character from the early 20th-century newspaper strip "Toonerville Folks," known for operating the rickety Toonerville Trolley with humorous mishaps and eccentric charm.
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B.
Fragen der Ethik
Fragen der Ethik is a philosophical work by Moritz Schlick that examines the foundations and nature of ethical judgments within the framework of logical empiricism.
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C.
kingdom of ends
The kingdom of ends is Immanuel Kant’s ethical ideal of a moral community in which all rational beings legislate and follow universal moral laws while treating each other always as ends in themselves, never merely as means.
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D.
categorical imperative
The categorical imperative is Immanuel Kant’s central moral principle that commands universally applicable duties based on reason alone, regardless of personal desires or consequences.
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E.
consequentialism
Consequentialism is an ethical theory that judges the rightness or wrongness of actions solely by their outcomes or consequences.
- 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: trolley problem Triple: [Philippa Foot, notableIdea, trolley problem]
Generated description
The trolley problem is a famous ethical thought experiment that explores moral dilemmas about sacrificing one life to save many, widely used in discussions of utilitarianism and moral philosophy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: trolley problem Target entity description: The trolley problem is a famous ethical thought experiment that explores moral dilemmas about sacrificing one life to save many, widely used in discussions of utilitarianism and moral philosophy.
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A.
The Trolley Conductor
The Trolley Conductor is a central comic character from the early 20th-century newspaper strip "Toonerville Folks," known for operating the rickety Toonerville Trolley with humorous mishaps and eccentric charm.
-
B.
Fragen der Ethik
Fragen der Ethik is a philosophical work by Moritz Schlick that examines the foundations and nature of ethical judgments within the framework of logical empiricism.
-
C.
kingdom of ends
The kingdom of ends is Immanuel Kant’s ethical ideal of a moral community in which all rational beings legislate and follow universal moral laws while treating each other always as ends in themselves, never merely as means.
-
D.
categorical imperative
The categorical imperative is Immanuel Kant’s central moral principle that commands universally applicable duties based on reason alone, regardless of personal desires or consequences.
-
E.
consequentialism
Consequentialism is an ethical theory that judges the rightness or wrongness of actions solely by their outcomes or consequences.
- 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_69d6ab6a2b50819082f6aedd32ed608a |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93f4ab1b88190979a8403a430a17c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f61e88a1348190a04c21b24e1ba2b5 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f61f5d746c8190b5b0edfc4832bc6c |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f62045b20c819083c755fbe99a9a7f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:53 p.m.