Triple

T15791029

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	R. G. Collingwood	`E382862`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	An Essay on Metaphysics An Essay on Metaphysics is a 1940 philosophical work that explores the nature of metaphysical inquiry, historical understanding, and the role of absolute presuppositions in human thought.	`E1177323`	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: An Essay on Metaphysics | Statement: [R. G. Collingwood, notableWork, An Essay on Metaphysics]

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

Target entity: An Essay on Metaphysics
Context triple: [R. G. Collingwood, notableWork, An Essay on Metaphysics]

A. The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
B. Metaphysics (On First Principles)
Metaphysics (On First Principles) is a philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the fundamental nature of reality, causation, and first principles in the Aristotelian tradition.
C. Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
D. The Metaphysics of Nature
The Metaphysics of Nature is a philosophical work by Carveth Read that explores the fundamental principles and structure of reality from a naturalistic and scientific perspective.
E. Lectures on Metaphysics
Lectures on Metaphysics is a posthumously published series of philosophical lectures by Scottish thinker Sir William Hamilton that systematically explores key problems in metaphysics and the theory of knowledge.
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: An Essay on Metaphysics
Triple: [R. G. Collingwood, notableWork, An Essay on Metaphysics]

Generated description

An Essay on Metaphysics is a 1940 philosophical work that explores the nature of metaphysical inquiry, historical understanding, and the role of absolute presuppositions in human thought.

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

Target entity: An Essay on Metaphysics
Target entity description: An Essay on Metaphysics is a 1940 philosophical work that explores the nature of metaphysical inquiry, historical understanding, and the role of absolute presuppositions in human thought.

A. The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
B. Metaphysics (On First Principles)
Metaphysics (On First Principles) is a philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the fundamental nature of reality, causation, and first principles in the Aristotelian tradition.
C. Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
D. The Metaphysics of Nature
The Metaphysics of Nature is a philosophical work by Carveth Read that explores the fundamental principles and structure of reality from a naturalistic and scientific perspective.
E. Lectures on Metaphysics
Lectures on Metaphysics is a posthumously published series of philosophical lectures by Scottish thinker Sir William Hamilton that systematically explores key problems in metaphysics and the theory of knowledge.
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_69e0b4d819c881908bc43a6124a1bb2e`	completed	April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ff90a87e3c8190a1c5b13cbfdff54a`	completed	May 9, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ff949339b88190bd105ffa0c169b54`	completed	May 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ff950e053881908d207f4c172e2ea4`	completed	May 9, 2026, 8:11 p.m.

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