Triple

T12473970
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Quentin Skinner E298128 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Foundations of Modern Political Thought
The Foundations of Modern Political Thought is a landmark two-volume study by historian Quentin Skinner that traces the development of Western political ideas from the late Middle Ages to the early modern period.
E985546 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 Foundations of Modern Political Thought | Statement: [Quentin Skinner, notableWork, The Foundations of Modern Political Thought]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Foundations of Modern Political Thought
Context triple: [Quentin Skinner, notableWork, The Foundations of Modern Political Thought]
  • A. Varieties of Political Theory
    Varieties of Political Theory is a seminal collection of essays by political scientist David Easton that surveys and critiques major approaches and methodologies in modern political theory.
  • B. The Concept of the Political
    The Concept of the Political is Carl Schmitt’s influential treatise that defines the political realm through the friend–enemy distinction and critiques liberalism’s attempt to depoliticize conflict.
  • C. A History of American Political Theories
    A History of American Political Theories is a foundational scholarly work that traces and analyzes the development of political thought in the United States from the colonial era through the 19th century.
  • D. Political Ideas in the Twentieth Century
    Political Ideas in the Twentieth Century is an influential essay by Isaiah Berlin that surveys and critiques major political ideologies and currents of thought that shaped the 1900s.
  • E. The Curious Strength of Positivism in English Political Thought
    The Curious Strength of Positivism in English Political Thought is a scholarly work by historian Noel Annan that examines the influence and resilience of positivist ideas within the development of modern English political theory.
  • 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 Foundations of Modern Political Thought
Triple: [Quentin Skinner, notableWork, The Foundations of Modern Political Thought]
Generated description
The Foundations of Modern Political Thought is a landmark two-volume study by historian Quentin Skinner that traces the development of Western political ideas from the late Middle Ages to the early modern period.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Foundations of Modern Political Thought
Target entity description: The Foundations of Modern Political Thought is a landmark two-volume study by historian Quentin Skinner that traces the development of Western political ideas from the late Middle Ages to the early modern period.
  • A. Varieties of Political Theory
    Varieties of Political Theory is a seminal collection of essays by political scientist David Easton that surveys and critiques major approaches and methodologies in modern political theory.
  • B. The Concept of the Political
    The Concept of the Political is Carl Schmitt’s influential treatise that defines the political realm through the friend–enemy distinction and critiques liberalism’s attempt to depoliticize conflict.
  • C. A History of American Political Theories
    A History of American Political Theories is a foundational scholarly work that traces and analyzes the development of political thought in the United States from the colonial era through the 19th century.
  • D. Political Ideas in the Twentieth Century
    Political Ideas in the Twentieth Century is an influential essay by Isaiah Berlin that surveys and critiques major political ideologies and currents of thought that shaped the 1900s.
  • E. The Curious Strength of Positivism in English Political Thought
    The Curious Strength of Positivism in English Political Thought is a scholarly work by historian Noel Annan that examines the influence and resilience of positivist ideas within the development of modern English political theory.
  • 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_69d6ada270808190b1a2b2e7b02bb426 completed April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d94dcb194c81908b5e0320ddfd463c completed April 10, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f63f2373308190b41aafa635c8de5e completed May 2, 2026, 6:14 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6437e88c881909b7f1d55c11b0825 completed May 2, 2026, 6:33 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f644464c0c8190a8d4ea4914d32e7f completed May 2, 2026, 6:36 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:56 p.m.