Triple
T6929274
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Souls of Black Folk |
E160391
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Of the Meaning of Progress
"Of the Meaning of Progress" is an essay by W.E.B. Du Bois in *The Souls of Black Folk* that reflects on the limits and contradictions of social and economic "progress" for African Americans in the post-Reconstruction South.
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E628884
|
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: Of the Meaning of Progress | Statement: [The Souls of Black Folk, hasPart, Of the Meaning of Progress]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Of the Meaning of Progress Context triple: [The Souls of Black Folk, hasPart, Of the Meaning of Progress]
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A.
Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought
"Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought" is a 1901 futurist work by H. G. Wells in which he predicts how advancing technology and science will reshape society, politics, and everyday life.
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B.
The World’s Progress
The World’s Progress is a comprehensive reference work compiled by American publisher George Palmer Putnam that surveys major events, discoveries, and developments throughout world history.
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C.
Illusions of Progress
Illusions of Progress is a political and social critique by Georges Sorel that challenges optimistic beliefs in linear social advancement and rational reform.
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D.
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.
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E.
This Unsuccessful Age or The Pains of Economic Progress
"This Unsuccessful Age or The Pains of Economic Progress" is a work by German economist Walter Eucken that critically examines the social and moral consequences of modern economic development and advocates for an order-based economic policy.
- 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: Of the Meaning of Progress Triple: [The Souls of Black Folk, hasPart, Of the Meaning of Progress]
Generated description
"Of the Meaning of Progress" is an essay by W.E.B. Du Bois in *The Souls of Black Folk* that reflects on the limits and contradictions of social and economic "progress" for African Americans in the post-Reconstruction South.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Of the Meaning of Progress Target entity description: "Of the Meaning of Progress" is an essay by W.E.B. Du Bois in *The Souls of Black Folk* that reflects on the limits and contradictions of social and economic "progress" for African Americans in the post-Reconstruction South.
-
A.
Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought
"Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought" is a 1901 futurist work by H. G. Wells in which he predicts how advancing technology and science will reshape society, politics, and everyday life.
-
B.
The World’s Progress
The World’s Progress is a comprehensive reference work compiled by American publisher George Palmer Putnam that surveys major events, discoveries, and developments throughout world history.
-
C.
Illusions of Progress
Illusions of Progress is a political and social critique by Georges Sorel that challenges optimistic beliefs in linear social advancement and rational reform.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
This Unsuccessful Age or The Pains of Economic Progress
"This Unsuccessful Age or The Pains of Economic Progress" is a work by German economist Walter Eucken that critically examines the social and moral consequences of modern economic development and advocates for an order-based economic policy.
- 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_69c6884e15208190b9e91487eaafcf85 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6da1f5fcc8190b43f53f90fc1821c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7514774d88190af212d7953014703 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7524d677c81909531ba9bb46f2632 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c752bef2808190843f3cad53aa5702 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:27 p.m.