Triple

T16268255
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Philosophical Papers, Volume II E394928 entity
Predicate hasPart P35 FINISHED
Object “Postscripts to ‘Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic’”
“Postscripts to ‘Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic’” is a later commentary and set of clarifications by David Lewis on his influential counterpart-theoretic approach to modal logic, collected in his volume Philosophical Papers, Volume II.
E1203276 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: “Postscripts to ‘Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic’” | Statement: [Philosophical Papers, Volume II, hasPart, “Postscripts to ‘Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic’”]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Postscripts to ‘Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic’”
Context triple: [Philosophical Papers, Volume II, hasPart, “Postscripts to ‘Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic’”]
  • A. "Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic"
    "Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic" is a seminal philosophical paper by David Lewis that develops counterpart theory as an alternative to trans-world identity within the framework of quantified modal logic.
  • B. Modal Logic as Metaphysics
    Modal Logic as Metaphysics is a philosophical monograph by Timothy Williamson that defends a rigorous, logic-based approach to metaphysical necessity and possibility using the tools of modal logic.
  • C. An Essay in Modal Logic
    An Essay in Modal Logic is a foundational philosophical work by G. H. von Wright that systematically develops the principles and systems of modal logic.
  • D. Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic
    Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic is a landmark philosophical paper by Saul Kripke that helped found possible-worlds semantics and revolutionized the study of modal logic.
  • E. “Essence and Modality”
    “Essence and Modality” is a seminal philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops an influential account of metaphysical essence and its relationship to modal notions like necessity and possibility.
  • 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: “Postscripts to ‘Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic’”
Triple: [Philosophical Papers, Volume II, hasPart, “Postscripts to ‘Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic’”]
Generated description
“Postscripts to ‘Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic’” is a later commentary and set of clarifications by David Lewis on his influential counterpart-theoretic approach to modal logic, collected in his volume Philosophical Papers, Volume II.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Postscripts to ‘Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic’”
Target entity description: “Postscripts to ‘Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic’” is a later commentary and set of clarifications by David Lewis on his influential counterpart-theoretic approach to modal logic, collected in his volume Philosophical Papers, Volume II.
  • A. "Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic"
    "Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic" is a seminal philosophical paper by David Lewis that develops counterpart theory as an alternative to trans-world identity within the framework of quantified modal logic.
  • B. Modal Logic as Metaphysics
    Modal Logic as Metaphysics is a philosophical monograph by Timothy Williamson that defends a rigorous, logic-based approach to metaphysical necessity and possibility using the tools of modal logic.
  • C. An Essay in Modal Logic
    An Essay in Modal Logic is a foundational philosophical work by G. H. von Wright that systematically develops the principles and systems of modal logic.
  • D. Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic
    Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic is a landmark philosophical paper by Saul Kripke that helped found possible-worlds semantics and revolutionized the study of modal logic.
  • E. “Essence and Modality”
    “Essence and Modality” is a seminal philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops an influential account of metaphysical essence and its relationship to modal notions like necessity and possibility.
  • 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_69d87f221d8081909b0b2063e7528ba2 completed April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e245ca5c708190a1e98ab37740c032 completed April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0017bb1d64819080f007656307f58b completed May 10, 2026, 5:29 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a001876efb081909c0940ebcf265f15 completed May 10, 2026, 5:32 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0018f6de84819087b8e97b0400c77d completed May 10, 2026, 5:34 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:05 a.m.