Triple

T13372276
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wyman E319093 entity
Predicate discussedInSecondaryLiteratureOn P80280 FINISHED
Object Quine’s ontology
Quine’s ontology is the philosophical framework developed by W.V.O. Quine that determines what kinds of entities exist according to our best scientific theories, famously summarized by the criterion “to be is to be the value of a bound variable.”
E1036183 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Quine’s ontology | Statement: [Wyman, discussedInSecondaryLiteratureOn, Quine’s ontology]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quine’s ontology
Context triple: [Wyman, discussedInSecondaryLiteratureOn, Quine’s ontology]
  • A. Ontology, Identity, and Modality
    Ontology, Identity, and Modality is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Peter van Inwagen that explores fundamental issues in metaphysics, including existence, identity, and possibility.
  • B. The Logical Structure of the World
    The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
  • C. Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
    The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: Quine’s ontology
Triple: [Wyman, discussedInSecondaryLiteratureOn, Quine’s ontology]
Generated description
Quine’s ontology is the philosophical framework developed by W.V.O. Quine that determines what kinds of entities exist according to our best scientific theories, famously summarized by the criterion “to be is to be the value of a bound variable.”
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quine’s ontology
Target entity description: Quine’s ontology is the philosophical framework developed by W.V.O. Quine that determines what kinds of entities exist according to our best scientific theories, famously summarized by the criterion “to be is to be the value of a bound variable.”
  • A. Ontology, Identity, and Modality
    Ontology, Identity, and Modality is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Peter van Inwagen that explores fundamental issues in metaphysics, including existence, identity, and possibility.
  • B. The Logical Structure of the World
    The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
  • C. Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
    The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: discussedInSecondaryLiteratureOn
Context triple: [Wyman, discussedInSecondaryLiteratureOn, Quine’s ontology]
  • A. discussedInWorkOf chosen
    Indicates that a subject is examined, treated, or talked about within a particular work or publication.
  • B. notableWorkDiscussed
    Indicates that a particular work (such as a book, film, or artwork) is the subject of discussion, analysis, or commentary in relation to another entity.
  • C. subsequentCitationIn
    Indicates that one work cites or references another work that appears later in a specified source or sequence.
  • D. mainlyExpoundedIn
    Indicates that the primary or most detailed explanation or treatment of something is found in a particular source or work.
  • E. followsInBibliography
    Indicates that one bibliographic entry directly succeeds another in the ordering of a bibliography or reference list.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69d806b7bbac8190b85278c87fa7aff3 completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dadcd8950481909785a2060f43b6ed completed April 11, 2026, 11:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f72682c7f08190b8553ca22734df27 completed May 3, 2026, 10:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f7270bf9308190a3e9427ffce0e3ee completed May 3, 2026, 10:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f727d063c4819084b4990a0d759f79 completed May 3, 2026, 10:47 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69d9a02c9abc8190b328e7bae747bfc5 completed April 11, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:33 p.m.