Triple

T13892474
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Aspects of Scientific Explanation E334007 entity
Predicate describes P264 FINISHED
Object deductive-nomological model of explanation
The deductive-nomological model of explanation is a philosophical account of scientific explanation in which phenomena are explained by logically deducing them from general laws and initial conditions.
E334007 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: deductive-nomological model of explanation | Statement: [Aspects of Scientific Explanation, describes, deductive-nomological model of explanation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: deductive-nomological model of explanation
Context triple: [Aspects of Scientific Explanation, describes, deductive-nomological model of explanation]
  • A. Aspects of Scientific Explanation
    Aspects of Scientific Explanation is a seminal work in the philosophy of science that systematically analyzes the structure and logic of scientific explanations, especially through the deductive-nomological model.
  • B. The Nomological Character of Causality
    The Nomological Character of Causality is a philosophical section that analyzes how causal relations are grounded in, and constrained by, lawlike regularities in nature.
  • C. Hempel's paradox
    Hempel's paradox is a famous problem in the philosophy of science that challenges our intuitions about confirmation by showing how evidence seemingly unrelated to a hypothesis can still count as confirming it.
  • D. Hempel on Explaining Action
    Hempel on Explaining Action is a philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that critically examines Carl Hempel’s covering-law model of explanation as it applies to human actions and reasons.
  • E. The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
    The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s major 19th-century work in the philosophy of science, elaborating a systematic account of scientific method and the role of induction in the development of scientific knowledge.
  • 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: deductive-nomological model of explanation
Triple: [Aspects of Scientific Explanation, describes, deductive-nomological model of explanation]
Generated description
The deductive-nomological model of explanation is a philosophical account of scientific explanation in which phenomena are explained by logically deducing them from general laws and initial conditions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: deductive-nomological model of explanation
Target entity description: The deductive-nomological model of explanation is a philosophical account of scientific explanation in which phenomena are explained by logically deducing them from general laws and initial conditions.
  • A. Aspects of Scientific Explanation chosen
    Aspects of Scientific Explanation is a seminal work in the philosophy of science that systematically analyzes the structure and logic of scientific explanations, especially through the deductive-nomological model.
  • B. The Nomological Character of Causality
    The Nomological Character of Causality is a philosophical section that analyzes how causal relations are grounded in, and constrained by, lawlike regularities in nature.
  • C. Hempel's paradox
    Hempel's paradox is a famous problem in the philosophy of science that challenges our intuitions about confirmation by showing how evidence seemingly unrelated to a hypothesis can still count as confirming it.
  • D. Hempel on Explaining Action
    Hempel on Explaining Action is a philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that critically examines Carl Hempel’s covering-law model of explanation as it applies to human actions and reasons.
  • E. The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
    The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s major 19th-century work in the philosophy of science, elaborating a systematic account of scientific method and the role of induction in the development of scientific knowledge.
  • F. None of above.

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_69f7ce71dcd481908f732542dfb1c3e3 completed May 3, 2026, 10:38 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f7cf37cd7c81908f4da2495403bc6c completed May 3, 2026, 10:42 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f7cfee80a881909de648b20043bf6d completed May 3, 2026, 10:45 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:15 p.m.