Triple

T2096253
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Émile Durkheim E32787 entity
Predicate movement P81 FINISHED
Object functionalism
Functionalism is a sociological and philosophical perspective that explains social institutions and mental states in terms of the roles or functions they perform in maintaining larger systems.
E233422 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: functionalism | Statement: [Émile Durkheim, movement, functionalism]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: functionalism
Context triple: [Émile Durkheim, movement, functionalism]
  • A. structuralism
    Structuralism is an early school of psychology that sought to analyze the mind by breaking conscious experience down into its basic elements through systematic introspection.
  • B. Giddens
    Giddens is the surname of J.R. Giddens, an American professional basketball player known for his college career at the University of New Mexico and brief tenure in the NBA.
  • C. Nordic functionalism
    Nordic functionalism is an architectural and design movement from the Nordic countries that emphasizes simplicity, functionality, and social welfare, often expressed through clean lines, minimal ornamentation, and human-centered public housing and civic buildings.
  • D. pragmatism
    Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition, prominently developed by William James, that evaluates ideas and beliefs primarily by their practical consequences and usefulness in experience.
  • E. Funktion und Begriff
    Funktion und Begriff is a seminal 1891 work by Gottlob Frege in which he develops his foundational distinction between functions and objects, shaping modern logic and the philosophy of language.
  • 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: functionalism
Triple: [Émile Durkheim, movement, functionalism]
Generated description
Functionalism is a sociological and philosophical perspective that explains social institutions and mental states in terms of the roles or functions they perform in maintaining larger systems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: functionalism
Target entity description: Functionalism is a sociological and philosophical perspective that explains social institutions and mental states in terms of the roles or functions they perform in maintaining larger systems.
  • A. structuralism
    Structuralism is an early school of psychology that sought to analyze the mind by breaking conscious experience down into its basic elements through systematic introspection.
  • B. Giddens
    Giddens is the surname of J.R. Giddens, an American professional basketball player known for his college career at the University of New Mexico and brief tenure in the NBA.
  • C. Nordic functionalism
    Nordic functionalism is an architectural and design movement from the Nordic countries that emphasizes simplicity, functionality, and social welfare, often expressed through clean lines, minimal ornamentation, and human-centered public housing and civic buildings.
  • D. pragmatism
    Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition, prominently developed by William James, that evaluates ideas and beliefs primarily by their practical consequences and usefulness in experience.
  • E. Funktion und Begriff
    Funktion und Begriff is a seminal 1891 work by Gottlob Frege in which he develops his foundational distinction between functions and objects, shaping modern logic and the philosophy of language.
  • 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_69a885eba0708190999696a45cbec816 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abba9b1f048190b82adfb7d8814173 completed March 7, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae305eabc48190b6912e05833580d8 completed March 9, 2026, 2:28 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae30f84d548190b2d99162471207a4 completed March 9, 2026, 2:31 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae317473408190ad67374cfb82a7db completed March 9, 2026, 2:33 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:43 p.m.