Triple

T4888053
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Charles E. Merriam E109488 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object A History of American Political Theories
A History of American Political Theories is a foundational scholarly work that traces and analyzes the development of political thought in the United States from the colonial era through the 19th century.
E477361 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: A History of American Political Theories | Statement: [Charles E. Merriam, notableWork, A History of American Political Theories]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A History of American Political Theories
Context triple: [Charles E. Merriam, notableWork, A History of American Political Theories]
  • A. Varieties of Political Theory
    Varieties of Political Theory is a seminal collection of essays by political scientist David Easton that surveys and critiques major approaches and methodologies in modern political theory.
  • B. The Purpose of American Politics
    The Purpose of American Politics is a 1960 book by political theorist Hans Morgenthau that examines the moral foundations, historical development, and guiding principles of the United States’ role in world affairs.
  • C. “The Logic of American Politics”
    “The Logic of American Politics” is a widely used scholarly textbook that analyzes the institutions, incentives, and collective action problems shaping political behavior and governance in the United States.
  • D. A Preface to Democratic Theory
    A Preface to Democratic Theory is a foundational political science book by Robert A. Dahl that analyzes and critiques existing models of democracy while proposing a more realistic, pluralist framework for democratic governance.
  • E. Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology
    Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology is a critical work of political and historical analysis in which Howard Zinn challenges mainstream narratives about U.S. history, democracy, and power.
  • 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: A History of American Political Theories
Triple: [Charles E. Merriam, notableWork, A History of American Political Theories]
Generated description
A History of American Political Theories is a foundational scholarly work that traces and analyzes the development of political thought in the United States from the colonial era through the 19th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A History of American Political Theories
Target entity description: A History of American Political Theories is a foundational scholarly work that traces and analyzes the development of political thought in the United States from the colonial era through the 19th century.
  • A. Varieties of Political Theory
    Varieties of Political Theory is a seminal collection of essays by political scientist David Easton that surveys and critiques major approaches and methodologies in modern political theory.
  • B. The Purpose of American Politics
    The Purpose of American Politics is a 1960 book by political theorist Hans Morgenthau that examines the moral foundations, historical development, and guiding principles of the United States’ role in world affairs.
  • C. “The Logic of American Politics”
    “The Logic of American Politics” is a widely used scholarly textbook that analyzes the institutions, incentives, and collective action problems shaping political behavior and governance in the United States.
  • D. A Preface to Democratic Theory
    A Preface to Democratic Theory is a foundational political science book by Robert A. Dahl that analyzes and critiques existing models of democracy while proposing a more realistic, pluralist framework for democratic governance.
  • E. Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology
    Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology is a critical work of political and historical analysis in which Howard Zinn challenges mainstream narratives about U.S. history, democracy, and power.
  • 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_69bd440f71348190b99938e59fb7f9a1 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6e053db8819087828e753c78d341 completed March 20, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be68126b288190889b2cf6e400ec0b completed March 21, 2026, 9:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be6a64cc2481908d8e66518bad9ac6 completed March 21, 2026, 9:52 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be6ae548148190b16d4c9b17d3de9b completed March 21, 2026, 9:54 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.