Triple
T20969573
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Irwin (philosopher) |
E516458
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Simpsons and Philosophy |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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 Simpsons and Philosophy | Statement: [William Irwin (philosopher), notableWork, The Simpsons and Philosophy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Simpsons and Philosophy Context triple: [William Irwin (philosopher), notableWork, The Simpsons and Philosophy]
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A.
Simpsons
Simpsons was a prominent Canadian department store chain, particularly known in Toronto and other major cities, that operated for over a century before being absorbed by larger retail groups.
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B.
How to Philosophize with a Hammer
How to Philosophize with a Hammer is the provocative subtitle of Friedrich Nietzsche’s work *Twilight of the Idols*, encapsulating his method of critically testing and shattering traditional moral and philosophical “idols.”
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C.
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets is a popular science book by Simon Singh that explores the surprising depth of mathematics hidden in episodes of the animated TV show The Simpsons (and Futurama).
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D.
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is a long-running animated television sitcom that satirizes American family life and culture through the misadventures of the Simpson family in the fictional town of Springfield.
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E.
5000 B.C. and Other Philosophical Fantasies
5000 B.C. and Other Philosophical Fantasies is a collection of playful, logic-based philosophical essays and puzzles by Raymond Smullyan that explore paradoxes, metaphysics, and the nature of reasoning.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Simpsons and Philosophy Target entity description: The Simpsons and Philosophy is a popular academic-style book that uses characters and stories from the animated TV show "The Simpsons" to explore major philosophical ideas and thinkers in an accessible way.
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A.
Simpsons
Simpsons was a prominent Canadian department store chain, particularly known in Toronto and other major cities, that operated for over a century before being absorbed by larger retail groups.
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B.
How to Philosophize with a Hammer
How to Philosophize with a Hammer is the provocative subtitle of Friedrich Nietzsche’s work *Twilight of the Idols*, encapsulating his method of critically testing and shattering traditional moral and philosophical “idols.”
-
C.
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets is a popular science book by Simon Singh that explores the surprising depth of mathematics hidden in episodes of the animated TV show The Simpsons (and Futurama).
-
D.
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is a long-running animated television sitcom that satirizes American family life and culture through the misadventures of the Simpson family in the fictional town of Springfield.
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E.
5000 B.C. and Other Philosophical Fantasies
5000 B.C. and Other Philosophical Fantasies is a collection of playful, logic-based philosophical essays and puzzles by Raymond Smullyan that explore paradoxes, metaphysics, and the nature of reasoning.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69e0b4fee5ac8190875fa9ceba1a5e5e |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6fb9f53e88190847f93e0bbca6ea0 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4:22 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 1:42 p.m.