Triple
T13946258
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Reason, Truth and History |
E335391
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasChapter |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
“Brains in a Vat”
“Brains in a Vat” is a famous philosophical thought experiment, popularized by Hilary Putnam, that questions the nature of knowledge, reality, and skepticism by imagining human brains sustained and stimulated in isolation from the external world.
|
E1070524
|
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: “Brains in a Vat” | Statement: [Reason, Truth and History, hasChapter, “Brains in a Vat”]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Brains in a Vat” Context triple: [Reason, Truth and History, hasChapter, “Brains in a Vat”]
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A.
"Brainstorms"
"Brainstorms" is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Daniel Dennett that explores the nature of mind, consciousness, and cognitive science from a philosophical and computational perspective.
-
B.
"Elbow Room"
"Elbow Room" is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature of free will, determinism, and moral responsibility from a compatibilist perspective.
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C.
Chinese Room
The Chinese Room is an ornate, historically themed observation lounge located near the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower, known for its carved woodwork and panoramic city views.
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D.
The Windmills of Your Mind
"The Windmills of Your Mind" is a haunting, metaphor-rich song by Michel Legrand (with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman) that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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E.
The Sense of Reality
The Sense of Reality is a collection of essays by philosopher Isaiah Berlin that explores themes of political thought, history, and the nature of human understanding.
- 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: “Brains in a Vat” Triple: [Reason, Truth and History, hasChapter, “Brains in a Vat”]
Generated description
“Brains in a Vat” is a famous philosophical thought experiment, popularized by Hilary Putnam, that questions the nature of knowledge, reality, and skepticism by imagining human brains sustained and stimulated in isolation from the external world.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Brains in a Vat” Target entity description: “Brains in a Vat” is a famous philosophical thought experiment, popularized by Hilary Putnam, that questions the nature of knowledge, reality, and skepticism by imagining human brains sustained and stimulated in isolation from the external world.
-
A.
"Brainstorms"
"Brainstorms" is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Daniel Dennett that explores the nature of mind, consciousness, and cognitive science from a philosophical and computational perspective.
-
B.
"Elbow Room"
"Elbow Room" is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature of free will, determinism, and moral responsibility from a compatibilist perspective.
-
C.
Chinese Room
The Chinese Room is an ornate, historically themed observation lounge located near the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower, known for its carved woodwork and panoramic city views.
-
D.
The Windmills of Your Mind
"The Windmills of Your Mind" is a haunting, metaphor-rich song by Michel Legrand (with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman) that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
-
E.
The Sense of Reality
The Sense of Reality is a collection of essays by philosopher Isaiah Berlin that explores themes of political thought, history, and the nature of human understanding.
- 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_69d81c6081b88190b53e317c3370c8fe |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de2e10f60c81908ee9636e85c070ff |
completed | April 14, 2026, 12:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7ce903c5c8190b72d83a5b842ad70 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f9fd5d4abc8190aa10d9f1c9f7f9c9 |
completed | May 5, 2026, 2:23 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fb14bfa2c081908381bb74f040c6c8 |
completed | May 6, 2026, 10:15 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:17 p.m.