Triple
T17021419
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | argument from degrees of perfection |
E412954
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Fourth Way of Thomas Aquinas
The Fourth Way of Thomas Aquinas is a philosophical argument for the existence of God that infers a supreme, maximally perfect being from the varying degrees of goodness, truth, and nobility observed in the world.
|
E1247148
|
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: Fourth Way of Thomas Aquinas | Statement: [argument from degrees of perfection, alsoKnownAs, Fourth Way of Thomas Aquinas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fourth Way of Thomas Aquinas Context triple: [argument from degrees of perfection, alsoKnownAs, Fourth Way of Thomas Aquinas]
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A.
The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas
The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas is a major 20th-century study by Étienne Gilson that systematically presents and interprets the philosophical thought of Thomas Aquinas within its Christian theological context.
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B.
Aquinas: Moral, Political, and Legal Theory
Aquinas: Moral, Political, and Legal Theory is a major philosophical study by John Finnis that systematically interprets and defends Thomas Aquinas’s views on ethics, politics, and law within the framework of contemporary natural law theory.
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C.
Thomism
Thomism is the philosophical and theological school based on the thought of Thomas Aquinas, characterized by its synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy with Christian doctrine.
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D.
Commentaries on Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae
Commentaries on Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae are influential theological and philosophical lectures by Francisco de Vitoria that helped shape early modern scholasticism and Catholic thought.
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E.
Neo-scholasticism
Neo-scholasticism is a modern revival and systematic development of medieval scholastic philosophy and theology, especially associated with the renewed study of Thomas Aquinas in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- 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: Fourth Way of Thomas Aquinas Triple: [argument from degrees of perfection, alsoKnownAs, Fourth Way of Thomas Aquinas]
Generated description
The Fourth Way of Thomas Aquinas is a philosophical argument for the existence of God that infers a supreme, maximally perfect being from the varying degrees of goodness, truth, and nobility observed in the world.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fourth Way of Thomas Aquinas Target entity description: The Fourth Way of Thomas Aquinas is a philosophical argument for the existence of God that infers a supreme, maximally perfect being from the varying degrees of goodness, truth, and nobility observed in the world.
-
A.
The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas
The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas is a major 20th-century study by Étienne Gilson that systematically presents and interprets the philosophical thought of Thomas Aquinas within its Christian theological context.
-
B.
Aquinas: Moral, Political, and Legal Theory
Aquinas: Moral, Political, and Legal Theory is a major philosophical study by John Finnis that systematically interprets and defends Thomas Aquinas’s views on ethics, politics, and law within the framework of contemporary natural law theory.
-
C.
Thomism
Thomism is the philosophical and theological school based on the thought of Thomas Aquinas, characterized by its synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy with Christian doctrine.
-
D.
Commentaries on Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae
Commentaries on Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae are influential theological and philosophical lectures by Francisco de Vitoria that helped shape early modern scholasticism and Catholic thought.
-
E.
Neo-scholasticism
Neo-scholasticism is a modern revival and systematic development of medieval scholastic philosophy and theology, especially associated with the renewed study of Thomas Aquinas in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- 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_69d886cc4170819093deddc7b8b4b6a7 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3d5d0dc848190a267f8542dfb86a6 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a011b4f9dfc819085639edb5cda1cca |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a011cc1afc48190b83e3203407c1d7f |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a011d67c82c8190b737406e8952eb2b |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:33 a.m.