Triple

T1475615
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Theseus E30832 entity
Predicate associatedConcept P531 FINISHED
Object Theseus's paradox (Ship of Theseus)
Theseus's paradox, or the Ship of Theseus, is a classic philosophical thought experiment that questions whether an object that has had all its components replaced remains fundamentally the same object.
E168846 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: Theseus's paradox (Ship of Theseus) | Statement: [Theseus, associatedConcept, Theseus's paradox (Ship of Theseus)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theseus's paradox (Ship of Theseus)
Context triple: [Theseus, associatedConcept, Theseus's paradox (Ship of Theseus)]
  • A. Epimenides paradox
    The Epimenides paradox is a classic self-referential logical puzzle arising from a Cretan philosopher’s claim that all Cretans are liars, illustrating the problem of statements that refer to their own truth or falsehood.
  • B. Barber paradox
    The Barber paradox is a self-referential logical puzzle about a barber who shaves all and only those who do not shave themselves, illustrating a contradiction similar to Russell’s paradox.
  • C. Yablo's paradox
    Yablo's paradox is a self-referential logical paradox involving an infinite sequence of sentences, each saying that all later sentences in the sequence are false, which challenges traditional notions of semantic paradox and self-reference.
  • D. Russell’s paradox
    Russell’s paradox is a foundational logical contradiction in naive set theory that reveals problems with sets that contain themselves, leading to major developments in modern logic and the axiomatization of set theory.
  • E. Berry paradox
    The Berry paradox is a self-referential logical paradox arising from phrases like “the smallest positive integer not definable in under eleven words,” which appears to define exactly such a number while claiming it cannot be defined.
  • 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: Theseus's paradox (Ship of Theseus)
Triple: [Theseus, associatedConcept, Theseus's paradox (Ship of Theseus)]
Generated description
Theseus's paradox, or the Ship of Theseus, is a classic philosophical thought experiment that questions whether an object that has had all its components replaced remains fundamentally the same object.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theseus's paradox (Ship of Theseus)
Target entity description: Theseus's paradox, or the Ship of Theseus, is a classic philosophical thought experiment that questions whether an object that has had all its components replaced remains fundamentally the same object.
  • A. Epimenides paradox
    The Epimenides paradox is a classic self-referential logical puzzle arising from a Cretan philosopher’s claim that all Cretans are liars, illustrating the problem of statements that refer to their own truth or falsehood.
  • B. Barber paradox
    The Barber paradox is a self-referential logical puzzle about a barber who shaves all and only those who do not shave themselves, illustrating a contradiction similar to Russell’s paradox.
  • C. Yablo's paradox
    Yablo's paradox is a self-referential logical paradox involving an infinite sequence of sentences, each saying that all later sentences in the sequence are false, which challenges traditional notions of semantic paradox and self-reference.
  • D. Russell’s paradox
    Russell’s paradox is a foundational logical contradiction in naive set theory that reveals problems with sets that contain themselves, leading to major developments in modern logic and the axiomatization of set theory.
  • E. Berry paradox
    The Berry paradox is a self-referential logical paradox arising from phrases like “the smallest positive integer not definable in under eleven words,” which appears to define exactly such a number while claiming it cannot be defined.
  • 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_69a498fe55a88190ab7f9e40ace88e49 completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c602387c8190b97a20c8e05e3d16 completed March 1, 2026, 11:04 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad15ab9430819094deb90436983036 completed March 8, 2026, 6:22 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad1618cfa48190b0050e8451e9cd48 completed March 8, 2026, 6:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad1689940c8190ba611a74955033d2 completed March 8, 2026, 6:26 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:11 p.m.