Triple
T2999881
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Henri Bergson |
E81159
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic
Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic is a philosophical work by Henri Bergson that analyzes the nature and social function of humor and the comic.
|
E318793
|
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: Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic | Statement: [Henri Bergson, notableWork, Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic Context triple: [Henri Bergson, notableWork, Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic]
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A.
How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
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B.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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C.
The Nature and Aim of Fiction
The Nature and Aim of Fiction is an influential essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores what fiction is, how it works, and what purposes it serves in the writer’s and reader’s experience.
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D.
Five Characters in Search of an Exit
"Five Characters in Search of an Exit" is a classic, surreal episode of The Twilight Zone in which five strangers trapped in a mysterious, featureless space struggle to understand who they are and why they are there.
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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.
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: Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic Triple: [Henri Bergson, notableWork, Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic]
Generated description
Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic is a philosophical work by Henri Bergson that analyzes the nature and social function of humor and the comic.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic Target entity description: Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic is a philosophical work by Henri Bergson that analyzes the nature and social function of humor and the comic.
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A.
How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
-
B.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
-
C.
The Nature and Aim of Fiction
The Nature and Aim of Fiction is an influential essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores what fiction is, how it works, and what purposes it serves in the writer’s and reader’s experience.
-
D.
Five Characters in Search of an Exit
"Five Characters in Search of an Exit" is a classic, surreal episode of The Twilight Zone in which five strangers trapped in a mysterious, featureless space struggle to understand who they are and why they are there.
-
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 (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_69ad8b187fc8819085914d3c9ea3142d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad99f8eb248190b50fd539a06a5a62 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b12e4b54188190bf900bf10061a57a |
completed | March 11, 2026, 8:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b12f188c7c81908d1d575252dc4bda |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1c9bccb3081909e6869b5cba68117 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 7:59 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:59 p.m.