Triple
T13116900
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Short History of Modern Philosophy |
E311116
|
entity |
| Predicate | coversPhilosopher |
P53153
|
FINISHED |
| Object | René Descartes |
E6274
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: René Descartes | Statement: [A Short History of Modern Philosophy, coversPhilosopher, René Descartes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: René Descartes Context triple: [A Short History of Modern Philosophy, coversPhilosopher, René Descartes]
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A.
René Descartes
chosen
René Descartes was a 17th-century French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, often called the "father of modern philosophy" and known for works such as "Meditations on First Philosophy" and the dictum "Cogito, ergo sum."
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B.
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza was a 17th-century rationalist philosopher whose works on metaphysics, ethics, and religion profoundly influenced Enlightenment thought and modern philosophy.
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C.
Nicolas Malebranche
Nicolas Malebranche was a 17th-century French Oratorian priest and philosopher best known for synthesizing Cartesianism with Augustinian theology, developing the doctrine of occasionalism and a distinctive theory of seeing all things in God.
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D.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a 17th-century German polymath and philosopher who co-invented calculus and made foundational contributions to logic, metaphysics, and mathematics.
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E.
Pierre Gassendi
Pierre Gassendi was a 17th-century French philosopher, priest, scientist, and early modern proponent of atomism who sought to reconcile Epicurean philosophy with Christian theology.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: coversPhilosopher Context triple: [A Short History of Modern Philosophy, coversPhilosopher, René Descartes]
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A.
hasPhilosophyAbout
Indicates that one entity holds, develops, or expresses a philosophical view, theory, or stance concerning another entity or subject.
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B.
philosophersCovered
chosen
Indicates that certain philosophers are included or addressed within a given work, discussion, or context.
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C.
workOfPhilosopher
Indicates that the subject is a philosophical work created or authored by the philosopher represented by the object.
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D.
philosophicalContributor
Indicates that one entity has made a significant contribution to the philosophical work, ideas, or discourse associated with another entity.
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E.
hasPhilosophicalReputation
Indicates that an entity is recognized or regarded as having a notable standing, influence, or esteem within the realm of philosophy.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d806a872d08190a329806f8ff30df4 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d98182011c8190a504678affbb7787 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6eadcd7048190aa740262679e5bab |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:27 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d98041a3548190a05ddd83dbb660fa |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:57 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:06 p.m.