Triple

T13892472
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Aspects of Scientific Explanation E334007 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object James Woodward
James Woodward is a philosopher of science best known for his influential work on causal explanation and interventionist theories of causation.
E1067557 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: James Woodward | Statement: [Aspects of Scientific Explanation, influenced, James Woodward]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Woodward
Context triple: [Aspects of Scientific Explanation, influenced, James Woodward]
  • A. Bill Woodward
    Bill Woodward is an individual known for contributing to the book *The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs*.
  • B. Bill Woodward
    Bill Woodward is an author known for co-writing the political and historical analysis book "Fascism: A Warning."
  • C. William Woodward
    William Woodward is a name shared by several notable individuals, including American politicians, businessmen, and artists distinguished in their respective fields.
  • D. John Charles Woodward
    John Charles Woodward was an educator and philanthropist best known for establishing Woodward Academy, a prominent independent school in Georgia.
  • E. Richard Healey
    Richard Healey is a philosopher of physics known for his influential work on the interpretation of quantum mechanics and the nature of scientific theories.
  • 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: James Woodward
Triple: [Aspects of Scientific Explanation, influenced, James Woodward]
Generated description
James Woodward is a philosopher of science best known for his influential work on causal explanation and interventionist theories of causation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Woodward
Target entity description: James Woodward is a philosopher of science best known for his influential work on causal explanation and interventionist theories of causation.
  • A. Bill Woodward
    Bill Woodward is an individual known for contributing to the book *The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs*.
  • B. Bill Woodward
    Bill Woodward is an author known for co-writing the political and historical analysis book "Fascism: A Warning."
  • C. William Woodward
    William Woodward is a name shared by several notable individuals, including American politicians, businessmen, and artists distinguished in their respective fields.
  • D. John Charles Woodward
    John Charles Woodward was an educator and philanthropist best known for establishing Woodward Academy, a prominent independent school in Georgia.
  • E. Richard Healey
    Richard Healey is a philosopher of physics known for his influential work on the interpretation of quantum mechanics and the nature of scientific theories.
  • 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_69d81c5dd2d48190b7a5fc1e009de936 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de23a537d4819093c2bae2a244816a completed April 14, 2026, 11:23 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7c71ca8a881908ac02687fbfe62fb completed May 3, 2026, 10:07 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f7c7e1247481908073c1e282c3619f completed May 3, 2026, 10:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f7c8f2b5588190b6143d676eb648a0 completed May 3, 2026, 10:15 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:15 p.m.