Triple

T1347873
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Max Weber E28813 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism
The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism is a classic sociological study by Max Weber analyzing how Confucian and Taoist traditions shaped Chinese society, culture, and economic development.
 E154329 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 Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism | Statement: [Max Weber, notableWork, The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism
Context triple: [Max Weber, notableWork, The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism]
  • A. Confucianism
    Confucianism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and ethical system based on the teachings of Confucius, emphasizing moral virtue, social harmony, and proper conduct in personal and political life.
  • B. Taoism
    Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and religious tradition centered on living in harmony with the Tao, emphasizing naturalness, simplicity, and spiritual cultivation.
  • C. Chinese folk religion
    Chinese folk religion is a syncretic system of traditional Chinese beliefs and practices that blends ancestor worship, local deities, Taoist and Buddhist elements, and popular rituals.
  • D. Neo-Confucianism
    Neo-Confucianism is a later development of Confucian thought that integrated metaphysical and ethical ideas to shape the philosophical, educational, and social foundations of East Asian societies.
  • E. Eastern religions
    Eastern religions are a diverse group of spiritual and philosophical traditions originating in Asia, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, that emphasize concepts like karma, meditation, and the pursuit of enlightenment or harmony with the cosmos.
  • 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 Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism
Triple: [Max Weber, notableWork, The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism]
Generated description
The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism is a classic sociological study by Max Weber analyzing how Confucian and Taoist traditions shaped Chinese society, culture, and economic development.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism
Target entity description: The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism is a classic sociological study by Max Weber analyzing how Confucian and Taoist traditions shaped Chinese society, culture, and economic development.
  • A. Confucianism
    Confucianism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and ethical system based on the teachings of Confucius, emphasizing moral virtue, social harmony, and proper conduct in personal and political life.
  • B. Taoism
    Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and religious tradition centered on living in harmony with the Tao, emphasizing naturalness, simplicity, and spiritual cultivation.
  • C. Chinese folk religion
    Chinese folk religion is a syncretic system of traditional Chinese beliefs and practices that blends ancestor worship, local deities, Taoist and Buddhist elements, and popular rituals.
  • D. Neo-Confucianism
    Neo-Confucianism is a later development of Confucian thought that integrated metaphysical and ethical ideas to shape the philosophical, educational, and social foundations of East Asian societies.
  • E. Eastern religions
    Eastern religions are a diverse group of spiritual and philosophical traditions originating in Asia, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, that emphasize concepts like karma, meditation, and the pursuit of enlightenment or harmony with the cosmos.
  • 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.