Triple

T12330007

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	John Perry	`E293933`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	“The Problem of the Essential Indexical” “The Problem of the Essential Indexical” is a highly influential philosophical paper by John Perry that argues certain indexical expressions like “I” and “here” are indispensable for explaining thought, action, and self-knowledge.	`E976070`	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 Problem of the Essential Indexical” | Statement: [John Perry, notableWork, “The Problem of the Essential Indexical”]

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

Target entity: “The Problem of the Essential Indexical”
Context triple: [John Perry, notableWork, “The Problem of the Essential Indexical”]

A. The Varieties of Reference
The Varieties of Reference is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Gareth Evans develops a detailed theory of reference, perception, and singular thought.
B. On Sense and Reference
On Sense and Reference is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that distinguishes between the sense (meaning) and reference (denotation) of linguistic expressions, profoundly influencing analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.
C. essay "Notes on the Theory of Reference"
"Notes on the Theory of Reference" is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of meaning and reference within analytic philosophy and logic.
D. On Denoting
"On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
E. Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis
"Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how reference, naming, and abstract entities arise within our linguistic and conceptual frameworks.
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 Problem of the Essential Indexical”
Triple: [John Perry, notableWork, “The Problem of the Essential Indexical”]

Generated description

“The Problem of the Essential Indexical” is a highly influential philosophical paper by John Perry that argues certain indexical expressions like “I” and “here” are indispensable for explaining thought, action, and self-knowledge.

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

Target entity: “The Problem of the Essential Indexical”
Target entity description: “The Problem of the Essential Indexical” is a highly influential philosophical paper by John Perry that argues certain indexical expressions like “I” and “here” are indispensable for explaining thought, action, and self-knowledge.

A. The Varieties of Reference
The Varieties of Reference is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Gareth Evans develops a detailed theory of reference, perception, and singular thought.
B. On Sense and Reference
On Sense and Reference is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that distinguishes between the sense (meaning) and reference (denotation) of linguistic expressions, profoundly influencing analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.
C. essay "Notes on the Theory of Reference"
"Notes on the Theory of Reference" is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of meaning and reference within analytic philosophy and logic.
D. On Denoting
"On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
E. Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis
"Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how reference, naming, and abstract entities arise within our linguistic and conceptual frameworks.
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_69d6ab6ae0dc8190b1522a9c1c55c114`	completed	April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69d93f621570819091ee1db2609233ea`	completed	April 10, 2026, 6:20 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69f61e9114f48190988b84eaec2e810f`	completed	May 2, 2026, 3:56 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69f61fd2429c8190a8a7c46c312e262d`	completed	May 2, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69f623fbb32081909b7daa515eebf75d`	completed	May 2, 2026, 4:19 p.m.

Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:53 p.m.