Triple
T17346019
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Possibility of Altruism |
E421689
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas Nagel's later work "Mortal Questions" |
E421686
|
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: Thomas Nagel's later work "Mortal Questions" | Statement: [The Possibility of Altruism, influenced, Thomas Nagel's later work "Mortal Questions"]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Nagel's later work "Mortal Questions" Context triple: [The Possibility of Altruism, influenced, Thomas Nagel's later work "Mortal Questions"]
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A.
Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel is an American philosopher known for his influential work in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, including the famous essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?".
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B.
John Stuart Mill and the Ends of Life
John Stuart Mill and the Ends of Life is an essay that examines Mill’s views on the nature of a good life, individual autonomy, and moral purpose within the broader context of liberal philosophy.
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C.
Nicholas Wolterstorff’s book "Reason within the Bounds of Religion"
Nicholas Wolterstorff’s "Reason within the Bounds of Religion" is a seminal philosophical work that argues religious belief can be rationally grounded without relying on traditional evidentialist criteria, helping to launch and shape the movement known as Reformed epistemology.
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D.
The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World
The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World is a philosophical book by Owen Flanagan that explores how meaning, morality, and purpose can arise within a purely naturalistic, scientifically understood universe.
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E.
book "Mortal Questions"
chosen
"Mortal Questions" is a collection of philosophical essays by Thomas Nagel that explores fundamental issues about life, death, meaning, and the nature of subjective experience.
- 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_69d889d520008190a26917a95bf1c2ea |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e43a286d34819080c5148c220fd5a1 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0195546198819085804ec0b5b18040 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 8:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:44 a.m.