Triple
T1347868
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Max Weber |
E28813
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a foundational sociological work by Max Weber that explores how Protestant religious values, particularly Calvinism, helped shape the development of modern capitalist society.
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E154324
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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 Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism | Statement: [Max Weber, notableWork, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Context triple: [Max Weber, notableWork, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism]
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A.
The Accumulation of Capital
The Accumulation of Capital is a seminal Marxist economic treatise by Rosa Luxemburg that analyzes imperialism and capitalist expansion through the lens of capital accumulation and its contradictions.
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B.
Protestant work ethic
The Protestant work ethic is a cultural value system, rooted in Reformation-era Protestantism, that emphasizes hard work, discipline, and frugality as signs of moral virtue and spiritual favor.
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C.
The Use of Knowledge in Society
The Use of Knowledge in Society is a seminal 1945 essay by economist Friedrich Hayek that argues how dispersed, tacit knowledge makes decentralized market prices superior to central planning in coordinating economic activity.
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D.
A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
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E.
Rhenish capitalism
Rhenish capitalism is a coordinated market economy model, prominent in countries like Germany, that combines free-market principles with strong social welfare systems, worker participation, and regulatory frameworks to balance economic efficiency with social equity.
- 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 Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Triple: [Max Weber, notableWork, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism]
Generated description
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a foundational sociological work by Max Weber that explores how Protestant religious values, particularly Calvinism, helped shape the development of modern capitalist society.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Target entity description: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a foundational sociological work by Max Weber that explores how Protestant religious values, particularly Calvinism, helped shape the development of modern capitalist society.
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A.
The Accumulation of Capital
The Accumulation of Capital is a seminal Marxist economic treatise by Rosa Luxemburg that analyzes imperialism and capitalist expansion through the lens of capital accumulation and its contradictions.
-
B.
Protestant work ethic
The Protestant work ethic is a cultural value system, rooted in Reformation-era Protestantism, that emphasizes hard work, discipline, and frugality as signs of moral virtue and spiritual favor.
-
C.
The Use of Knowledge in Society
The Use of Knowledge in Society is a seminal 1945 essay by economist Friedrich Hayek that argues how dispersed, tacit knowledge makes decentralized market prices superior to central planning in coordinating economic activity.
-
D.
A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
-
E.
Rhenish capitalism
Rhenish capitalism is a coordinated market economy model, prominent in countries like Germany, that combines free-market principles with strong social welfare systems, worker participation, and regulatory frameworks to balance economic efficiency with social equity.
- 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_69a498571d248190a0ac9eb02d97097f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c2418e38819094683d6e1efc6e56 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acc639201c81908ed9c9ac37cd358f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acc71a3e808190aecbb57a64f39b6b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acc88e4ec08190945b366524b83088 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:53 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:56 p.m.