Triple
T1700458
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Plotinus |
E36755
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Iamblichus of Chalcis
Iamblichus of Chalcis was a Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic whose synthesis of Platonic thought with religious ritual and theurgy profoundly shaped later pagan and Christian philosophy.
|
E198636
|
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: Iamblichus of Chalcis | Statement: [Plotinus, influenced, Iamblichus of Chalcis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iamblichus of Chalcis Context triple: [Plotinus, influenced, Iamblichus of Chalcis]
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A.
Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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B.
Porphyry
Porphyry was a 3rd-century Neoplatonist philosopher, best known as a student and editor of Plotinus and for his influential works on metaphysics, logic, and the critique of religion.
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C.
Simplicius of Cilicia
Simplicius of Cilicia was a 6th-century Neoplatonist philosopher and commentator whose detailed exegeses on Aristotle and Presocratic thinkers, including Parmenides, are key sources for ancient Greek philosophy.
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D.
Plotinus
Plotinus was a major ancient philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism, whose metaphysical system deeply shaped later pagan, Christian, and Islamic thought.
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E.
Xenocrates
Xenocrates was a prominent ancient Greek philosopher who led Plato’s Academy and significantly developed Platonic and early Academic thought.
- 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: Iamblichus of Chalcis Triple: [Plotinus, influenced, Iamblichus of Chalcis]
Generated description
Iamblichus of Chalcis was a Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic whose synthesis of Platonic thought with religious ritual and theurgy profoundly shaped later pagan and Christian philosophy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iamblichus of Chalcis Target entity description: Iamblichus of Chalcis was a Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic whose synthesis of Platonic thought with religious ritual and theurgy profoundly shaped later pagan and Christian philosophy.
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A.
Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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B.
Porphyry
Porphyry was a 3rd-century Neoplatonist philosopher, best known as a student and editor of Plotinus and for his influential works on metaphysics, logic, and the critique of religion.
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C.
Simplicius of Cilicia
Simplicius of Cilicia was a 6th-century Neoplatonist philosopher and commentator whose detailed exegeses on Aristotle and Presocratic thinkers, including Parmenides, are key sources for ancient Greek philosophy.
-
D.
Plotinus
Plotinus was a major ancient philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism, whose metaphysical system deeply shaped later pagan, Christian, and Islamic thought.
-
E.
Xenocrates
Xenocrates was a prominent ancient Greek philosopher who led Plato’s Academy and significantly developed Platonic and early Academic thought.
- 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_69a886163dec8190859c514232a37a05 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa62d501188190b2e6ebf4d84471da |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ada97a55948190b4c58503d53132f0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adaab1fb6881908e0711ae1b69e2e5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adae9fdd3081908b1d9d7335cab1bd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.