Triple
T6383567
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Talcott Parsons |
E143643
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Niklas Luhmann
Niklas Luhmann was a German sociologist and social systems theorist known for developing a comprehensive theory of society based on the concept of self-referential social systems.
|
E590250
|
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: Niklas Luhmann | Statement: [Talcott Parsons, influenced, Niklas Luhmann]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Niklas Luhmann Context triple: [Talcott Parsons, influenced, Niklas Luhmann]
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A.
Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas is a German philosopher and social theorist known for his work on communicative rationality, the public sphere, and deliberative democracy.
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B.
Edgar Morin
Edgar Morin is a French philosopher and sociologist renowned for his work on complexity theory and transdisciplinary approaches to knowledge.
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C.
Hans Blumenberg
Hans Blumenberg was a German philosopher and historian of ideas known for his influential work on metaphorology, myth, and the legitimacy of the modern age.
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D.
Alfred Schutz
Alfred Schutz was an Austrian social phenomenologist whose work bridged Husserlian phenomenology and Max Weber’s sociology to lay the foundations for phenomenological sociology and the study of the lifeworld.
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E.
Rainer Forst
Rainer Forst is a German political philosopher known for his work on theories of justice, tolerance, and critical theory, particularly within the Frankfurt School tradition.
- 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: Niklas Luhmann Triple: [Talcott Parsons, influenced, Niklas Luhmann]
Generated description
Niklas Luhmann was a German sociologist and social systems theorist known for developing a comprehensive theory of society based on the concept of self-referential social systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Niklas Luhmann Target entity description: Niklas Luhmann was a German sociologist and social systems theorist known for developing a comprehensive theory of society based on the concept of self-referential social systems.
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A.
Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas is a German philosopher and social theorist known for his work on communicative rationality, the public sphere, and deliberative democracy.
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B.
Edgar Morin
Edgar Morin is a French philosopher and sociologist renowned for his work on complexity theory and transdisciplinary approaches to knowledge.
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C.
Hans Blumenberg
Hans Blumenberg was a German philosopher and historian of ideas known for his influential work on metaphorology, myth, and the legitimacy of the modern age.
-
D.
Alfred Schutz
Alfred Schutz was an Austrian social phenomenologist whose work bridged Husserlian phenomenology and Max Weber’s sociology to lay the foundations for phenomenological sociology and the study of the lifeworld.
-
E.
Rainer Forst
Rainer Forst is a German political philosopher known for his work on theories of justice, tolerance, and critical theory, particularly within the Frankfurt School tradition.
- 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_69c008dac1ec81909cef8157ccd69962 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c06856434481909cbbca1c12c6e070 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c638791ce8819081aeec3b11e1c96e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c63a481084819088f894ffe3bbee6f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c63ab1e13c8190941888ed65574f7d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:34 p.m.