Triple

T1726332
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steven Pinker E37503 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature is a non-fiction book by cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker that argues, with extensive historical and statistical evidence, that violence has declined over long stretches of human history and explores the psychological and social forces behind this trend.
E194847 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: The Better Angels of Our Nature | Statement: [Steven Pinker, notableWork, The Better Angels of Our Nature]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Better Angels of Our Nature
Context triple: [Steven Pinker, notableWork, The Better Angels of Our Nature]
  • A. The Fragility of Goodness
    The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
  • B. The Blank Slate
    The Blank Slate is a book by Steven Pinker that critiques the notion of human minds as entirely shaped by environment and argues for the significant role of innate human nature, making it a foundational text in evolutionary psychology debates.
  • C. Guns, Germs, and Steel
    Guns, Germs, and Steel is a widely influential book by Jared Diamond that explores how geography, environment, and the distribution of domesticable plants and animals shaped the unequal development of human societies.
  • D. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
    Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is a nonfiction book by Isabel Wilkerson that examines the hidden caste systems shaping social hierarchy and inequality in the United States and around the world.
  • E. Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind
    "Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind" is a foundational textbook by David M. Buss that explains human thought and behavior through the lens of evolutionary theory and adaptation.
  • 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: The Better Angels of Our Nature
Triple: [Steven Pinker, notableWork, The Better Angels of Our Nature]
Generated description
The Better Angels of Our Nature is a non-fiction book by cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker that argues, with extensive historical and statistical evidence, that violence has declined over long stretches of human history and explores the psychological and social forces behind this trend.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Better Angels of Our Nature
Target entity description: The Better Angels of Our Nature is a non-fiction book by cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker that argues, with extensive historical and statistical evidence, that violence has declined over long stretches of human history and explores the psychological and social forces behind this trend.
  • A. The Fragility of Goodness
    The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
  • B. The Blank Slate
    The Blank Slate is a book by Steven Pinker that critiques the notion of human minds as entirely shaped by environment and argues for the significant role of innate human nature, making it a foundational text in evolutionary psychology debates.
  • C. Guns, Germs, and Steel
    Guns, Germs, and Steel is a widely influential book by Jared Diamond that explores how geography, environment, and the distribution of domesticable plants and animals shaped the unequal development of human societies.
  • D. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
    Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is a nonfiction book by Isabel Wilkerson that examines the hidden caste systems shaping social hierarchy and inequality in the United States and around the world.
  • E. Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind
    "Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind" is a foundational textbook by David M. Buss that explains human thought and behavior through the lens of evolutionary theory and adaptation.
  • 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_69a8861acab88190bb43cde203429399 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa637a9e34819094f2d9295480ddba completed March 6, 2026, 5:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad8af329a481908cbd3cf351fabfd5 completed March 8, 2026, 2:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad957ce41881909f1e214ebf4b08a4 completed March 8, 2026, 3:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad97b479bc81908b5f75b5df41f577 completed March 8, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.