Triple
T1495132
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Walter Benjamin |
E29668
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Theses on the Philosophy of History
Theses on the Philosophy of History is a seminal 1940 essay by German-Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin that offers a Marxist and messianic critique of historicism and progress through a series of aphoristic reflections.
|
E170472
|
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: Theses on the Philosophy of History | Statement: [Walter Benjamin, notableWork, Theses on the Philosophy of History]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theses on the Philosophy of History Context triple: [Walter Benjamin, notableWork, Theses on the Philosophy of History]
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A.
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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B.
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity is Johann Gottfried Herder’s influential multi-volume work that presents a humanistic, culturally pluralistic account of world history and the development of human societies.
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C.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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D.
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose is an essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a philosophical vision of human history progressing toward a rational, cosmopolitan civil order.
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E.
The Politics of History
The Politics of History is a critical work of historiography by Howard Zinn that challenges traditional narratives and argues for a politically engaged, socially conscious approach to writing and teaching history.
- 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: Theses on the Philosophy of History Triple: [Walter Benjamin, notableWork, Theses on the Philosophy of History]
Generated description
Theses on the Philosophy of History is a seminal 1940 essay by German-Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin that offers a Marxist and messianic critique of historicism and progress through a series of aphoristic reflections.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theses on the Philosophy of History Target entity description: Theses on the Philosophy of History is a seminal 1940 essay by German-Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin that offers a Marxist and messianic critique of historicism and progress through a series of aphoristic reflections.
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A.
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
-
B.
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity is Johann Gottfried Herder’s influential multi-volume work that presents a humanistic, culturally pluralistic account of world history and the development of human societies.
-
C.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
-
D.
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose is an essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a philosophical vision of human history progressing toward a rational, cosmopolitan civil order.
-
E.
The Politics of History
The Politics of History is a critical work of historiography by Howard Zinn that challenges traditional narratives and argues for a politically engaged, socially conscious approach to writing and teaching history.
- 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_69a498dba1d8819093b46a3a8d2485f1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c6c78c9481909b210b845aa6e9df |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad1cadb50481908788b5710f6012db |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad1deb982481908f542c233c9352ab |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad1e79aecc8190a4c7d0f30fdc7e63 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:12 p.m.