Triple
T4231361
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Nagel |
E94587
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entity |
| Predicate | hasWork |
P6260
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
"Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False"
"Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False" is a controversial 2012 philosophical book by Thomas Nagel that challenges mainstream materialist and evolutionary explanations of mind, consciousness, and value.
|
E421697
|
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: "Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False" | Statement: [Thomas Nagel, hasWork, "Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False"]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False" Context triple: [Thomas Nagel, hasWork, "Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False"]
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A.
Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity
"Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity" is a seminal interdisciplinary book by Gregory Bateson that explores the deep patterns and principles connecting mental processes, biological systems, and the natural world.
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B.
Consciousness Explained
Consciousness Explained is a 1991 book by philosopher Daniel Dennett that presents a influential cognitive and philosophical theory of consciousness grounded in neuroscience and computational models.
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C.
God and Other Minds
"God and Other Minds" is a 1967 philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that argues belief in God can be rationally justified in a way analogous to belief in other minds.
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D.
The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
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E.
Consciousness: An Introduction
Consciousness: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Susan Blackmore that surveys scientific, philosophical, and psychological approaches to understanding conscious experience.
- 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: "Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False" Triple: [Thomas Nagel, hasWork, "Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False"]
Generated description
"Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False" is a controversial 2012 philosophical book by Thomas Nagel that challenges mainstream materialist and evolutionary explanations of mind, consciousness, and value.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False" Target entity description: "Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False" is a controversial 2012 philosophical book by Thomas Nagel that challenges mainstream materialist and evolutionary explanations of mind, consciousness, and value.
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A.
Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity
"Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity" is a seminal interdisciplinary book by Gregory Bateson that explores the deep patterns and principles connecting mental processes, biological systems, and the natural world.
-
B.
Consciousness Explained
Consciousness Explained is a 1991 book by philosopher Daniel Dennett that presents a influential cognitive and philosophical theory of consciousness grounded in neuroscience and computational models.
-
C.
God and Other Minds
"God and Other Minds" is a 1967 philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that argues belief in God can be rationally justified in a way analogous to belief in other minds.
-
D.
The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
-
E.
Consciousness: An Introduction
Consciousness: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Susan Blackmore that surveys scientific, philosophical, and psychological approaches to understanding conscious experience.
- 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_69b34537cc6481909cd0a96acbb33ef7 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b34e62e3c881909ffb9269ba9018b9 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5964f364881908c53cd46af6b1e98 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b59731052881908d9358dc629a4018 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b597c529a08190bbf2af92bfef1aa2 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:05 p.m.