Triple

T3727518
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Avicenna E81784 entity
Predicate philosophicalConcept P11009 FINISHED
Object Necessary Existent
The Necessary Existent is Avicenna’s central metaphysical concept of a being whose existence is absolutely non-contingent and self-sufficient, serving as the ultimate foundation for all other existents.
E384752 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: Necessary Existent | Statement: [Avicenna, philosophicalConcept, Necessary Existent]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Necessary Existent
Context triple: [Avicenna, philosophicalConcept, Necessary Existent]
  • A. Doctrine of Being
    The Doctrine of Being is the first major section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic*, where he analyzes the most basic categories of thought such as pure being, nothing, and becoming.
  • B. Identity and Necessity
    Identity and Necessity is a seminal philosophical work by Saul Kripke that develops his influential ideas on modal logic, rigid designation, and the nature of necessary truths about identity.
  • C. Doctrine of Essence
    The Doctrine of Essence is the central section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic* that analyzes reflection, appearance, and the underlying structures of reality beyond immediate being.
  • D. Universals
    Universals is a philosophical work by F. P. Ramsey that examines the nature and existence of general properties or qualities shared by multiple particular things.
  • E. Naming and Necessity
    Naming and Necessity is a seminal philosophical work by Saul Kripke that revolutionized the philosophy of language and metaphysics through its arguments about proper names, necessity, and rigid designation.
  • 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: Necessary Existent
Triple: [Avicenna, philosophicalConcept, Necessary Existent]
Generated description
The Necessary Existent is Avicenna’s central metaphysical concept of a being whose existence is absolutely non-contingent and self-sufficient, serving as the ultimate foundation for all other existents.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Necessary Existent
Target entity description: The Necessary Existent is Avicenna’s central metaphysical concept of a being whose existence is absolutely non-contingent and self-sufficient, serving as the ultimate foundation for all other existents.
  • A. Doctrine of Being
    The Doctrine of Being is the first major section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic*, where he analyzes the most basic categories of thought such as pure being, nothing, and becoming.
  • B. Identity and Necessity
    Identity and Necessity is a seminal philosophical work by Saul Kripke that develops his influential ideas on modal logic, rigid designation, and the nature of necessary truths about identity.
  • C. Doctrine of Essence
    The Doctrine of Essence is the central section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic* that analyzes reflection, appearance, and the underlying structures of reality beyond immediate being.
  • D. Universals
    Universals is a philosophical work by F. P. Ramsey that examines the nature and existence of general properties or qualities shared by multiple particular things.
  • E. Naming and Necessity
    Naming and Necessity is a seminal philosophical work by Saul Kripke that revolutionized the philosophy of language and metaphysics through its arguments about proper names, necessity, and rigid designation.
  • 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_69ad8b1b7ef081908d2d381bbf54985a completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adcaf7a6908190bd0c3bb5c55ab9ee completed March 8, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4db1102a08190b5965c474dfab6db completed March 14, 2026, 3:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4dc11101881909fe33e7675fc24a1 completed March 14, 2026, 3:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4dfbfd4248190b112cd4ef8ab9c5f completed March 14, 2026, 4:10 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:34 p.m.