Triple

T17214830
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Parerga E417826 entity
Predicate hasNotableEssay P4018 FINISHED
Object On the Theory of the Ludicrous
"On the Theory of the Ludicrous" is a philosophical essay by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the nature and sources of humor and laughter.
 E1257889 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: On the Theory of the Ludicrous | Statement: [Parerga, hasNotableEssay, On the Theory of the Ludicrous]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: On the Theory of the Ludicrous
Context triple: [Parerga, hasNotableEssay, On the Theory of the Ludicrous]
  • A. Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic
    Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic is a philosophical work by Henri Bergson that analyzes the nature and social function of humor and the comic.
  • B. The Incoherence of the Incoherence
    The Incoherence of the Incoherence is a landmark philosophical work by Averroes that defends Aristotelian rationalism against al-Ghazali’s theological critique and became a cornerstone of medieval Islamic and Western thought.
  • C. The Natural Science of Stupidity
    The Natural Science of Stupidity is a humorous yet scholarly book by Paul Tabori that explores the history, psychology, and cultural manifestations of human foolishness.
  • D. Some Remarks on Kafka’s Funniness from Which Probably Not Enough Has Been Removed
    "Some Remarks on Kafka’s Funniness from Which Probably Not Enough Has Been Removed" is an essay by David Foster Wallace that closely analyzes the often-overlooked comedic aspects of Franz Kafka’s work and how readers and critics respond to them.
  • E. The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
    The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge is an influential essay arguing that seemingly impractical, curiosity-driven research is essential for major scientific and societal advances.
  • 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: On the Theory of the Ludicrous
Triple: [Parerga, hasNotableEssay, On the Theory of the Ludicrous]
Generated description
"On the Theory of the Ludicrous" is a philosophical essay by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the nature and sources of humor and laughter.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: On the Theory of the Ludicrous
Target entity description: "On the Theory of the Ludicrous" is a philosophical essay by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the nature and sources of humor and laughter.
  • A. Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic
    Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic is a philosophical work by Henri Bergson that analyzes the nature and social function of humor and the comic.
  • B. The Incoherence of the Incoherence
    The Incoherence of the Incoherence is a landmark philosophical work by Averroes that defends Aristotelian rationalism against al-Ghazali’s theological critique and became a cornerstone of medieval Islamic and Western thought.
  • C. The Natural Science of Stupidity
    The Natural Science of Stupidity is a humorous yet scholarly book by Paul Tabori that explores the history, psychology, and cultural manifestations of human foolishness.
  • D. Some Remarks on Kafka’s Funniness from Which Probably Not Enough Has Been Removed
    "Some Remarks on Kafka’s Funniness from Which Probably Not Enough Has Been Removed" is an essay by David Foster Wallace that closely analyzes the often-overlooked comedic aspects of Franz Kafka’s work and how readers and critics respond to them.
  • E. The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
    The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge is an influential essay arguing that seemingly impractical, curiosity-driven research is essential for major scientific and societal advances.
  • 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_69d886d779488190b131369541c04e7d completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e42dc8d3e88190a89bee6b75392360 completed April 19, 2026, 1:20 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a016751a5788190a385774d1ff002d0 completed May 11, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a016846e8248190b9209bb344396bfa completed May 11, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0168b535a88190b8c84c76871ae2fe completed May 11, 2026, 5:27 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:38 a.m.