Triple

T15052903
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Opium of the Intellectuals E379411 entity
Predicate arguesThat P2397 FINISHED
Object Marxism functions as a secular religion for many intellectuals
"Marxism functions as a secular religion for many intellectuals" is a central thesis asserting that Marxist ideology often fulfills roles similar to religious faith among educated elites, particularly as analyzed in Raymond Aron’s work *The Opium of the Intellectuals*.
E1135374 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: Marxism functions as a secular religion for many intellectuals | Statement: [The Opium of the Intellectuals, arguesThat, Marxism functions as a secular religion for many intellectuals]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marxism functions as a secular religion for many intellectuals
Context triple: [The Opium of the Intellectuals, arguesThat, Marxism functions as a secular religion for many intellectuals]
  • A. Marxism and Christianity
    "Marxism and Christianity" is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that critically examines the relationships, tensions, and possible compatibilities between Marxist theory and Christian thought.
  • B. Marxist humanism
    Marxist humanism is a philosophical current that interprets Marxism through a human-centered lens, emphasizing human agency, alienation, and emancipation over economic determinism or rigid structuralism.
  • C. Marxism and Literature
    Marxism and Literature is a seminal work of cultural theory by Raymond Williams that explores the relationship between Marxist thought, language, and literary and cultural production.
  • D. Secularism Is the Will of God
    "Secularism Is the Will of God" is a work by philosopher Horace M. Kallen that argues for the compatibility of religious faith with a secular, pluralistic democratic society.
  • E. secular humanism
    Secular humanism is a non-religious philosophical and ethical worldview that emphasizes reason, human dignity, and moral values derived from human experience rather than divine authority.
  • 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: Marxism functions as a secular religion for many intellectuals
Triple: [The Opium of the Intellectuals, arguesThat, Marxism functions as a secular religion for many intellectuals]
Generated description
"Marxism functions as a secular religion for many intellectuals" is a central thesis asserting that Marxist ideology often fulfills roles similar to religious faith among educated elites, particularly as analyzed in Raymond Aron’s work *The Opium of the Intellectuals*.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marxism functions as a secular religion for many intellectuals
Target entity description: "Marxism functions as a secular religion for many intellectuals" is a central thesis asserting that Marxist ideology often fulfills roles similar to religious faith among educated elites, particularly as analyzed in Raymond Aron’s work *The Opium of the Intellectuals*.
  • A. Marxism and Christianity
    "Marxism and Christianity" is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that critically examines the relationships, tensions, and possible compatibilities between Marxist theory and Christian thought.
  • B. Marxist humanism
    Marxist humanism is a philosophical current that interprets Marxism through a human-centered lens, emphasizing human agency, alienation, and emancipation over economic determinism or rigid structuralism.
  • C. Marxism and Literature
    Marxism and Literature is a seminal work of cultural theory by Raymond Williams that explores the relationship between Marxist thought, language, and literary and cultural production.
  • D. Secularism Is the Will of God
    "Secularism Is the Will of God" is a work by philosopher Horace M. Kallen that argues for the compatibility of religious faith with a secular, pluralistic democratic society.
  • E. secular humanism
    Secular humanism is a non-religious philosophical and ethical worldview that emphasizes reason, human dignity, and moral values derived from human experience rather than divine authority.
  • 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_69d85cd64d108190853797a95c11cc45 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69deda90b9948190a0d71de0b23188da completed April 15, 2026, 12:23 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fea5bdeee48190949b0fe63eb6a21a completed May 9, 2026, 3:10 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fea79dd1bc8190ae1ac5edad3db9cb completed May 9, 2026, 3:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fea83aaff48190af7a7399e40fdf46 completed May 9, 2026, 3:21 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:01 a.m.