Triple

T6384134
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Proof of an External World E143656 entity
Predicate arguesAgainst P437 FINISHED
Object Cartesian skepticism
Cartesian skepticism is a philosophical position, rooted in Descartes’ method of doubt, that questions whether we can have any certain knowledge of the external world beyond our own thoughts and experiences.
E14982 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: Cartesian skepticism | Statement: [Proof of an External World, arguesAgainst, Cartesian skepticism]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cartesian skepticism
Context triple: [Proof of an External World, arguesAgainst, Cartesian skepticism]
  • A. Pyrrhonian skepticism
    Pyrrhonian skepticism is an ancient Greek philosophical approach that suspends judgment on all non-evident claims to achieve mental tranquility.
  • B. Cartesianism
    Cartesianism is the philosophical system developed by René Descartes, centered on rationalism, mind–body dualism, and the use of methodical doubt to establish certain knowledge.
  • C. Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry
    Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry is a major philosophical study by Bernard Williams that offers a rigorous and influential interpretation of René Descartes’ epistemology and the ambitions of his method of doubt.
  • D. Skepticism
    Skepticism is a philosophical school that questions the possibility of certain knowledge, emphasizing doubt and critical inquiry about beliefs and claims.
  • E. Leibnizian rationalism
    Leibnizian rationalism is a philosophical tradition rooted in the work of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that emphasizes innate ideas, logical principles, and a metaphysical system of monads governed by pre-established harmony to explain reality.
  • 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: Cartesian skepticism
Triple: [Proof of an External World, arguesAgainst, Cartesian skepticism]
Generated description
Cartesian skepticism is a philosophical position, rooted in Descartes’ method of doubt, that questions whether we can have any certain knowledge of the external world beyond our own thoughts and experiences.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cartesian skepticism
Target entity description: Cartesian skepticism is a philosophical position, rooted in Descartes’ method of doubt, that questions whether we can have any certain knowledge of the external world beyond our own thoughts and experiences.
  • A. Pyrrhonian skepticism
    Pyrrhonian skepticism is an ancient Greek philosophical approach that suspends judgment on all non-evident claims to achieve mental tranquility.
  • B. Cartesianism chosen
    Cartesianism is the philosophical system developed by René Descartes, centered on rationalism, mind–body dualism, and the use of methodical doubt to establish certain knowledge.
  • C. Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry
    Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry is a major philosophical study by Bernard Williams that offers a rigorous and influential interpretation of René Descartes’ epistemology and the ambitions of his method of doubt.
  • D. Skepticism
    Skepticism is a philosophical school that questions the possibility of certain knowledge, emphasizing doubt and critical inquiry about beliefs and claims.
  • E. Leibnizian rationalism
    Leibnizian rationalism is a philosophical tradition rooted in the work of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that emphasizes innate ideas, logical principles, and a metaphysical system of monads governed by pre-established harmony to explain reality.
  • F. None of above.

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.