Triple
T3249522
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Theodore Dreiser |
E68141
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Stoic
"The Stoic" is a posthumously published novel by American author Theodore Dreiser that concludes his Trilogy of Desire, following the rise and moral decline of a ruthless financier.
|
E340846
|
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: The Stoic | Statement: [Theodore Dreiser, notableWork, The Stoic]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Stoic Context triple: [Theodore Dreiser, notableWork, The Stoic]
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A.
Epictetus
Epictetus was a Greek-born Stoic philosopher and former slave whose teachings on inner freedom, virtue, and rational self-mastery profoundly shaped later Stoic thought and Western philosophy.
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B.
Musonius Rufus
Musonius Rufus was a 1st-century Roman Stoic philosopher and teacher, renowned for his practical ethics and for mentoring Epictetus.
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C.
Zeno of Citium
Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.
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D.
Persaeus of Citium
Persaeus of Citium was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher and close associate of Zeno of Citium, known for helping develop and disseminate early Stoic thought.
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E.
Epicurus
Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded Epicureanism, a school of thought that taught that the highest good is the pursuit of modest pleasures, tranquility, and freedom from fear through rational understanding of the world.
- 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: The Stoic Triple: [Theodore Dreiser, notableWork, The Stoic]
Generated description
"The Stoic" is a posthumously published novel by American author Theodore Dreiser that concludes his Trilogy of Desire, following the rise and moral decline of a ruthless financier.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Stoic Target entity description: "The Stoic" is a posthumously published novel by American author Theodore Dreiser that concludes his Trilogy of Desire, following the rise and moral decline of a ruthless financier.
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A.
Epictetus
Epictetus was a Greek-born Stoic philosopher and former slave whose teachings on inner freedom, virtue, and rational self-mastery profoundly shaped later Stoic thought and Western philosophy.
-
B.
Musonius Rufus
Musonius Rufus was a 1st-century Roman Stoic philosopher and teacher, renowned for his practical ethics and for mentoring Epictetus.
-
C.
Zeno of Citium
Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.
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D.
Persaeus of Citium
Persaeus of Citium was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher and close associate of Zeno of Citium, known for helping develop and disseminate early Stoic thought.
-
E.
Epicurus
Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded Epicureanism, a school of thought that taught that the highest good is the pursuit of modest pleasures, tranquility, and freedom from fear through rational understanding of the world.
- 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_69ad858e4c708190aa31d486cfee8a6a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adaf3fc3c8819080ac95974581ca0e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2776934108190ac405ba5ebd47084 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b27c2c16188190af03674ead3944de |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b27ca63b1c8190ac6f67aef6d2c7e1 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:09 p.m.