Triple

T15788363

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Problems of the Self	`E382797`	entity
Predicate	hasPart	`P35`	FINISHED
Object	essay "Deciding to Believe" "Deciding to Believe" is a philosophical essay by Bernard Williams that critically examines whether belief can be directly controlled by the will and what this implies for concepts like faith, self-deception, and rational agency.	`E1176220`	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: essay "Deciding to Believe" | Statement: [Problems of the Self, hasPart, essay "Deciding to Believe"]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: essay "Deciding to Believe"
Context triple: [Problems of the Self, hasPart, essay "Deciding to Believe"]

A. The Process of Belief
The Process of Belief is a 2002 punk rock album by Bad Religion that marked a powerful creative resurgence and the return of guitarist Brett Gurewitz to the band.
B. A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief is the subtitle of Francis Collins’s book *The Language of God*, in which he argues that scientific discovery and Christian faith are compatible.
C. Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith
"Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith" is a collection of essays and reflections edited by geneticist Francis Collins that explores the relationship between science, reason, and religious faith.
D. A Sure Thing: What We Believe and Why
"A Sure Thing: What We Believe and Why" is a Christian theological book by Cornelius Plantinga Jr. that clearly explains and defends core doctrines of the Christian faith for a general audience.
E. What I Believe
"What I Believe" is a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoy in which he sets out his radical Christian anarchist philosophy, emphasizing nonviolence, love, and rejection of state and church 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: essay "Deciding to Believe"
Triple: [Problems of the Self, hasPart, essay "Deciding to Believe"]

Generated description

"Deciding to Believe" is a philosophical essay by Bernard Williams that critically examines whether belief can be directly controlled by the will and what this implies for concepts like faith, self-deception, and rational agency.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: essay "Deciding to Believe"
Target entity description: "Deciding to Believe" is a philosophical essay by Bernard Williams that critically examines whether belief can be directly controlled by the will and what this implies for concepts like faith, self-deception, and rational agency.

A. The Process of Belief
The Process of Belief is a 2002 punk rock album by Bad Religion that marked a powerful creative resurgence and the return of guitarist Brett Gurewitz to the band.
B. A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief is the subtitle of Francis Collins’s book *The Language of God*, in which he argues that scientific discovery and Christian faith are compatible.
C. Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith
"Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith" is a collection of essays and reflections edited by geneticist Francis Collins that explores the relationship between science, reason, and religious faith.
D. A Sure Thing: What We Believe and Why
"A Sure Thing: What We Believe and Why" is a Christian theological book by Cornelius Plantinga Jr. that clearly explains and defends core doctrines of the Christian faith for a general audience.
E. What I Believe
"What I Believe" is a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoy in which he sets out his radical Christian anarchist philosophy, emphasizing nonviolence, love, and rejection of state and church 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_69d86da16e188190b89af699f1ed0bfe`	completed	April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e054048ff48190ad107c890ef73166`	completed	April 16, 2026, 3:14 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ff90a6365c8190833431cf079b21fb`	completed	May 9, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ff916638048190ad4a6c85da9cef9d`	completed	May 9, 2026, 7:56 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ff91cf6f7c81908361f85c9a98ae80`	completed	May 9, 2026, 7:58 p.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:48 a.m.