Triple
T18278857
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Law of Civilization and Decay |
E437810
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainSubject |
P3
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Western civilization |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Western civilization | Statement: [The Law of Civilization and Decay, mainSubject, Western civilization]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western civilization Context triple: [The Law of Civilization and Decay, mainSubject, Western civilization]
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A.
Western civilization
chosen
Western civilization is a broad cultural, intellectual, and political tradition that developed primarily in Europe and later North America, drawing heavily on Greco-Roman heritage, Christianity, and the Enlightenment.
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B.
The Classical World
The Classical World is a widely acclaimed historical study that vividly reconstructs the societies, politics, and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome for a general readership.
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C.
Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity is the long era of ancient Greek and Roman civilization, marked by major developments in politics, philosophy, art, and literature that profoundly shaped Western culture.
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D.
Ancient Mediterranean world
The Ancient Mediterranean world refers to the interconnected civilizations and cultures surrounding the Mediterranean Sea in antiquity, including regions such as Greece, Rome, Egypt, and the Near East.
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E.
Western Christianity
Western Christianity is the branch of Christianity that developed in Western Europe, encompassing traditions such as Roman Catholicism and most forms of Protestantism, and is characterized by distinct theological, liturgical, and ecclesiastical practices.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b914530c8190b4474d862a2b2a1b |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e50054d1dc8190b31d02f617256e9d |
completed | April 19, 2026, 4:18 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:34 a.m.