Triple
T1726456
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Blank Slate |
E37506
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullTitle |
P1116
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature |
E37506
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature | Statement: [The Blank Slate, fullTitle, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature Context triple: [The Blank Slate, fullTitle, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature]
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A.
The Blank Slate
chosen
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Third Chimpanzee
The Third Chimpanzee is a popular science book by Jared Diamond that explores human evolution and behavior by comparing Homo sapiens to our closest primate relatives.
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D.
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.
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E.
Monocultures of the Mind
Monocultures of the Mind is a book by environmental activist Vandana Shiva that critiques industrial agriculture and globalization for eroding biodiversity, indigenous knowledge, and cultural diversity.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ada0d76ea481908227f9cad3ff4523 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:16 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.