Triple
T16191887
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Avicenna |
E392959
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableConcept |
P201
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
floatingManThoughtExperiment
The floating man thought experiment is Avicenna’s famous philosophical scenario used to argue for the soul’s innate self-awareness and immateriality, imagining a person created fully formed and suspended in air without any sensory input who is still aware of his own existence.
|
E1199218
|
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: floatingManThoughtExperiment | Statement: [Avicenna, notableConcept, floatingManThoughtExperiment]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: floatingManThoughtExperiment Context triple: [Avicenna, notableConcept, floatingManThoughtExperiment]
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A.
Max Black’s two identical spheres thought experiment
Max Black’s two identical spheres thought experiment is a philosophical scenario that challenges the principle that no two distinct objects can share all their properties by imagining a universe containing only two perfectly identical spheres.
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B.
Twin Earth thought experiment
The Twin Earth thought experiment is a philosophical scenario devised by Hilary Putnam to challenge traditional notions of meaning and reference by imagining a planet identical to Earth except that the substance called “water” has a different chemical composition.
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C.
Seeing Myself: The New Science of Out-of-Body Experiences
Seeing Myself: The New Science of Out-of-Body Experiences is a book by psychologist and consciousness researcher Susan Blackmore that explores the science, psychology, and personal phenomenology of out-of-body experiences.
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D.
Einstein's elevator
Einstein's elevator is a famous thought experiment devised by Albert Einstein to illustrate the equivalence between gravitational and inertial effects, forming a key conceptual basis for general relativity.
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E.
Ganzfeld experiments
Ganzfeld experiments are parapsychological studies that attempt to detect evidence of extrasensory perception by placing participants in a sensory-reduced environment and testing for above-chance information transfer.
- 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: floatingManThoughtExperiment Triple: [Avicenna, notableConcept, floatingManThoughtExperiment]
Generated description
The floating man thought experiment is Avicenna’s famous philosophical scenario used to argue for the soul’s innate self-awareness and immateriality, imagining a person created fully formed and suspended in air without any sensory input who is still aware of his own existence.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: floatingManThoughtExperiment Target entity description: The floating man thought experiment is Avicenna’s famous philosophical scenario used to argue for the soul’s innate self-awareness and immateriality, imagining a person created fully formed and suspended in air without any sensory input who is still aware of his own existence.
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A.
Max Black’s two identical spheres thought experiment
Max Black’s two identical spheres thought experiment is a philosophical scenario that challenges the principle that no two distinct objects can share all their properties by imagining a universe containing only two perfectly identical spheres.
-
B.
Twin Earth thought experiment
The Twin Earth thought experiment is a philosophical scenario devised by Hilary Putnam to challenge traditional notions of meaning and reference by imagining a planet identical to Earth except that the substance called “water” has a different chemical composition.
-
C.
Seeing Myself: The New Science of Out-of-Body Experiences
Seeing Myself: The New Science of Out-of-Body Experiences is a book by psychologist and consciousness researcher Susan Blackmore that explores the science, psychology, and personal phenomenology of out-of-body experiences.
-
D.
Einstein's elevator
Einstein's elevator is a famous thought experiment devised by Albert Einstein to illustrate the equivalence between gravitational and inertial effects, forming a key conceptual basis for general relativity.
-
E.
Ganzfeld experiments
Ganzfeld experiments are parapsychological studies that attempt to detect evidence of extrasensory perception by placing participants in a sensory-reduced environment and testing for above-chance information transfer.
- 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_69d87f1e49ac8190a311b54d32990576 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e222d6975c8190a512a65d5b0021bb |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffff095504819096c36d6c5d131207 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0002419cec81909e3cec70968b65a4 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0002ad960c81909c308a12da9b65d6 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:59 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:02 a.m.