Triple
T3689953
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Raymond Aron |
E78317
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entity |
| Predicate | describedBySource |
P519
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FINISHED |
| Object |
The Opium of the Intellectuals is a critique of Marxist and left-wing intellectuals
The Opium of the Intellectuals is a 1955 book by French philosopher and sociologist Raymond Aron that sharply criticizes Marxism and the political illusions of left-wing intellectuals in postwar Europe.
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E379411
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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 Opium of the Intellectuals is a critique of Marxist and left-wing intellectuals | Statement: [Raymond Aron, describedBySource, The Opium of the Intellectuals is a critique of Marxist and left-wing intellectuals]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Opium of the Intellectuals is a critique of Marxist and left-wing intellectuals Context triple: [Raymond Aron, describedBySource, The Opium of the Intellectuals is a critique of Marxist and left-wing intellectuals]
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A.
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder is a 1920 pamphlet by Vladimir Lenin that critiques ultra-left tendencies within the communist movement and defends a pragmatic, strategic approach to revolutionary politics.
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B.
The Decomposition of Marxism
The Decomposition of Marxism is a 1908 work by French theorist Georges Sorel that critically examines and challenges orthodox Marxist doctrine, helping to shape later revolutionary syndicalist and anti-determinist thought.
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C.
Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism
"Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism" is a critical study by Douglas Kellner that examines Herbert Marcuse’s thought and its implications for the development and challenges of Marxist theory in the late 20th century.
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D.
Representations of the Intellectual
"Representations of the Intellectual" is a collection of lectures by Edward Said that examines the role, responsibilities, and ethical obligations of intellectuals in society.
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E.
The ABC of Communism
The ABC of Communism is a foundational early Soviet text that systematically explains Bolshevik ideology and the principles of a communist society in an accessible, catechism-style format.
- 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 Opium of the Intellectuals is a critique of Marxist and left-wing intellectuals Triple: [Raymond Aron, describedBySource, The Opium of the Intellectuals is a critique of Marxist and left-wing intellectuals]
Generated description
The Opium of the Intellectuals is a 1955 book by French philosopher and sociologist Raymond Aron that sharply criticizes Marxism and the political illusions of left-wing intellectuals in postwar Europe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Opium of the Intellectuals is a critique of Marxist and left-wing intellectuals Target entity description: The Opium of the Intellectuals is a 1955 book by French philosopher and sociologist Raymond Aron that sharply criticizes Marxism and the political illusions of left-wing intellectuals in postwar Europe.
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A.
The Opium of the Intellectuals
chosen
The Opium of the Intellectuals is a 1955 book by French philosopher and sociologist Raymond Aron that critiques the allure of Marxism and ideological dogmatism among Western intellectuals.
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B.
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder is a 1920 pamphlet by Vladimir Lenin that critiques ultra-left tendencies within the communist movement and defends a pragmatic, strategic approach to revolutionary politics.
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C.
The Decomposition of Marxism
The Decomposition of Marxism is a 1908 work by French theorist Georges Sorel that critically examines and challenges orthodox Marxist doctrine, helping to shape later revolutionary syndicalist and anti-determinist thought.
-
D.
Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism
"Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism" is a critical study by Douglas Kellner that examines Herbert Marcuse’s thought and its implications for the development and challenges of Marxist theory in the late 20th century.
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E.
Representations of the Intellectual
"Representations of the Intellectual" is a collection of lectures by Edward Said that examines the role, responsibilities, and ethical obligations of intellectuals in society.
- F. None of above.
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_69ad85e285a081908f8cbfa9e2ed9b75 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc4cb47208190b1321af859d02c51 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4c3c9e9c08190bd97642ccf39b172 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4c78bca688190bb06f64827285790 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4c7f33dec8190b71ea08cb1d34c32 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:26 p.m.