Triple

T5382879
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Irwin E113130 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object William Irwin (philosopher)
William Irwin is an American philosopher and professor best known for pioneering and editing the popular culture and philosophy book series, including titles like "Seinfeld and Philosophy" and "The Simpsons and Philosophy."
 E516458 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: William Irwin (philosopher) | Statement: [Irwin, hasNotableBearer, William Irwin (philosopher)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Irwin (philosopher)
Context triple: [Irwin, hasNotableBearer, William Irwin (philosopher)]
  • A. Roderick Chisholm
    Roderick Chisholm was a 20th-century American analytic philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and the theory of perception.
  • B. John McDowell
    John McDowell is a prominent contemporary philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, language, and ethics, particularly his influential book "Mind and World."
  • C. Bernard Williams
    Bernard Williams was a British film producer known for his work on notable movies such as "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and other major studio productions.
  • D. Bernard Williams
    Bernard Williams was a prominent 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his critiques of utilitarianism and moral theory, his emphasis on the complexity of ethical life, and his influential work on integrity, moral luck, and the history of philosophy.
  • E. Gayne Rescher
    Gayne Rescher was an American cinematographer known for his work on major films and television series, including the science fiction classic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
  • 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: William Irwin (philosopher)
Triple: [Irwin, hasNotableBearer, William Irwin (philosopher)]
Generated description
William Irwin is an American philosopher and professor best known for pioneering and editing the popular culture and philosophy book series, including titles like "Seinfeld and Philosophy" and "The Simpsons and Philosophy."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Irwin (philosopher)
Target entity description: William Irwin is an American philosopher and professor best known for pioneering and editing the popular culture and philosophy book series, including titles like "Seinfeld and Philosophy" and "The Simpsons and Philosophy."
  • A. Roderick Chisholm
    Roderick Chisholm was a 20th-century American analytic philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and the theory of perception.
  • B. John McDowell
    John McDowell is a prominent contemporary philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, language, and ethics, particularly his influential book "Mind and World."
  • C. Bernard Williams
    Bernard Williams was a British film producer known for his work on notable movies such as "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and other major studio productions.
  • D. Bernard Williams
    Bernard Williams was a prominent 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his critiques of utilitarianism and moral theory, his emphasis on the complexity of ethical life, and his influential work on integrity, moral luck, and the history of philosophy.
  • E. Gayne Rescher
    Gayne Rescher was an American cinematographer known for his work on major films and television series, including the science fiction classic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
  • 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_69bd4436a1988190af18dcff7fd306b4 completed March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd86d163f88190939638d44fcb24a7 completed March 20, 2026, 5:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bf294cb9288190ab1400dae18332de completed March 21, 2026, 11:27 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf2a23ba1881909ddc549728bbc2d3 completed March 21, 2026, 11:30 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf2e6d5f9081908327dff0058241f0 completed March 21, 2026, 11:49 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:03 p.m.