Triple
T12579515
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Richard J. Evans |
E300296
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
In Defence of History
In Defence of History is a influential work of historiography by Richard J. Evans that defends the possibility and value of objective historical knowledge against postmodernist critiques.
|
E991004
|
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: In Defence of History | Statement: [Richard J. Evans, notableWork, In Defence of History]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Defence of History Context triple: [Richard J. Evans, notableWork, In Defence of History]
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A.
The Writing of History
The Writing of History is a seminal work by Michel de Certeau that critically examines how historical narratives are constructed, emphasizing the interplay between power, discourse, and the practice of writing history.
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B.
The Uses and Abuses of History
The Uses and Abuses of History is a book by historian Margaret MacMillan that examines how historical narratives are constructed and how they can be responsibly used or dangerously misused in contemporary politics and public life.
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C.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
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D.
Letters on the Study and Use of History
Letters on the Study and Use of History is an 18th-century series of essays by Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, offering a philosophical and practical reflection on how history should be studied and applied to politics and moral life.
-
E.
The Practice of History
The Practice of History is a seminal methodological work in which historian Sir Geoffrey Elton defends traditional, evidence-based archival scholarship and critiques theoretical and speculative approaches to writing history.
- 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: In Defence of History Triple: [Richard J. Evans, notableWork, In Defence of History]
Generated description
In Defence of History is a influential work of historiography by Richard J. Evans that defends the possibility and value of objective historical knowledge against postmodernist critiques.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Defence of History Target entity description: In Defence of History is a influential work of historiography by Richard J. Evans that defends the possibility and value of objective historical knowledge against postmodernist critiques.
-
A.
The Writing of History
The Writing of History is a seminal work by Michel de Certeau that critically examines how historical narratives are constructed, emphasizing the interplay between power, discourse, and the practice of writing history.
-
B.
The Uses and Abuses of History
The Uses and Abuses of History is a book by historian Margaret MacMillan that examines how historical narratives are constructed and how they can be responsibly used or dangerously misused in contemporary politics and public life.
-
C.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
-
D.
Letters on the Study and Use of History
Letters on the Study and Use of History is an 18th-century series of essays by Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, offering a philosophical and practical reflection on how history should be studied and applied to politics and moral life.
-
E.
The Practice of History
The Practice of History is a seminal methodological work in which historian Sir Geoffrey Elton defends traditional, evidence-based archival scholarship and critiques theoretical and speculative approaches to writing history.
- 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_69d7bde87b648190bcd0266e9efde098 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d954b867dc8190af8a70f797e4d133 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6559ba5108190b85be540a405eec8 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6566fe5dc8190910bc7ad34593a58 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f65702435c8190a69e681c56a19b16 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5 p.m.