Triple
T4400457
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brooks Adams |
E93601
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Law of Civilization and Decay
The Law of Civilization and Decay is a historical and sociological study by Brooks Adams that analyzes the rise and fall of civilizations through economic and psychological forces.
|
E437810
|
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 Law of Civilization and Decay | Statement: [Brooks Adams, notableWork, The Law of Civilization and Decay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Law of Civilization and Decay Context triple: [Brooks Adams, notableWork, The Law of Civilization and Decay]
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A.
Discontent and Its Civilizations
Discontent and Its Civilizations is a collection of essays by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid that reflects on politics, identity, and globalization in the post-9/11 world.
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B.
Ancient Society
Ancient Society is an 1877 work by American anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan that analyzes the evolution of human social structures from savagery through barbarism to civilization.
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C.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
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D.
Unto This Last
Unto This Last is a seminal 1860 essay collection by John Ruskin that critiques classical economics and argues for a moral, socially responsible approach to political economy.
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E.
The Crisis of the Old Order
The Crisis of the Old Order is a historical study by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. analyzing the political, social, and economic forces that led to the collapse of the pre–New Deal system in the United States.
- 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 Law of Civilization and Decay Triple: [Brooks Adams, notableWork, The Law of Civilization and Decay]
Generated description
The Law of Civilization and Decay is a historical and sociological study by Brooks Adams that analyzes the rise and fall of civilizations through economic and psychological forces.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Law of Civilization and Decay Target entity description: The Law of Civilization and Decay is a historical and sociological study by Brooks Adams that analyzes the rise and fall of civilizations through economic and psychological forces.
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A.
Discontent and Its Civilizations
Discontent and Its Civilizations is a collection of essays by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid that reflects on politics, identity, and globalization in the post-9/11 world.
-
B.
Ancient Society
Ancient Society is an 1877 work by American anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan that analyzes the evolution of human social structures from savagery through barbarism to civilization.
-
C.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
-
D.
Unto This Last
Unto This Last is a seminal 1860 essay collection by John Ruskin that critiques classical economics and argues for a moral, socially responsible approach to political economy.
-
E.
The Crisis of the Old Order
The Crisis of the Old Order is a historical study by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. analyzing the political, social, and economic forces that led to the collapse of the pre–New Deal system in the United States.
- 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_69b345158c748190a2c040fce2da9980 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b352cd71ec8190a62320fd072f744f |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5f5f2310c8190934ba9768b68dd45 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5f689da008190ae5bd42af1f95bfa |
completed | March 15, 2026, midnight |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5f72f5dac819081f98d835c467aca |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:28 p.m.