Triple
T1268317
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Hobbes |
E15651
|
entity |
| Predicate | subjectOf |
P38
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hobbesian social contract
The Hobbesian social contract is a political theory that people collectively surrender certain freedoms to an absolute sovereign in order to escape the chaos and violence of the natural state and secure peace and security.
|
E145015
|
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: Hobbesian social contract | Statement: [Thomas Hobbes, subjectOf, Hobbesian social contract]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hobbesian social contract Context triple: [Thomas Hobbes, subjectOf, Hobbesian social contract]
-
A.
Doctrine of Right
The Doctrine of Right is the part of Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy that systematically analyzes the principles of law, justice, and external freedom within a rightful civil and political order.
-
B.
The Social Contract
The Social Contract is a seminal 1762 political philosophy treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues legitimate government is based on a collective agreement formed by the general will of the people.
-
C.
Two Treatises of Government
Two Treatises of Government is a seminal 17th-century political philosophy work that argues for natural rights, government by consent, and the right of revolution against tyranny.
-
D.
An Essay on the History of Civil Society
An Essay on the History of Civil Society is a 1767 work by Scottish philosopher Adam Ferguson that analyzes the development of human societies, social institutions, and civic virtue within the broader context of Enlightenment thought.
-
E.
Foundations of Natural Right
Foundations of Natural Right is a seminal philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops a theory of law, rights, and the state grounded in his transcendental idealism.
- 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: Hobbesian social contract Triple: [Thomas Hobbes, subjectOf, Hobbesian social contract]
Generated description
The Hobbesian social contract is a political theory that people collectively surrender certain freedoms to an absolute sovereign in order to escape the chaos and violence of the natural state and secure peace and security.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hobbesian social contract Target entity description: The Hobbesian social contract is a political theory that people collectively surrender certain freedoms to an absolute sovereign in order to escape the chaos and violence of the natural state and secure peace and security.
-
A.
Doctrine of Right
The Doctrine of Right is the part of Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy that systematically analyzes the principles of law, justice, and external freedom within a rightful civil and political order.
-
B.
The Social Contract
The Social Contract is a seminal 1762 political philosophy treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues legitimate government is based on a collective agreement formed by the general will of the people.
-
C.
Two Treatises of Government
Two Treatises of Government is a seminal 17th-century political philosophy work that argues for natural rights, government by consent, and the right of revolution against tyranny.
-
D.
An Essay on the History of Civil Society
An Essay on the History of Civil Society is a 1767 work by Scottish philosopher Adam Ferguson that analyzes the development of human societies, social institutions, and civic virtue within the broader context of Enlightenment thought.
-
E.
Foundations of Natural Right
Foundations of Natural Right is a seminal philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops a theory of law, rights, and the state grounded in his transcendental idealism.
- 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_69a4935a94308190bb92555b79032824 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c0396e048190b4e2d7aab19268b3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac99898bdc8190bbbe28083b4a548b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac9abcc2ec8190acdec5d7cbf42b42 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac9b1ea9c48190ad1520f2f67111dd |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.