Triple
T7162601
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nathaniel Shaler |
E166981
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
“Nature and Man in America”
“Nature and Man in America” is a late-19th-century work of natural history and geography in which geologist Nathaniel Shaler examines the interaction between the North American environment and human society.
|
E646150
|
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: “Nature and Man in America” | Statement: [Nathaniel Shaler, notableWork, “Nature and Man in America”]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Nature and Man in America” Context triple: [Nathaniel Shaler, notableWork, “Nature and Man in America”]
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A.
Ah, Wilderness!
"Ah, Wilderness!" is a 1933 coming-of-age comedy play by Eugene O’Neill that nostalgically portrays small-town American family life around the Fourth of July.
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B.
Ansichten der Natur
Ansichten der Natur is a collection of scientific and literary essays by Alexander von Humboldt that vividly portrays the interconnectedness of nature through detailed observations and reflections.
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C.
The Concept of Nature
The Concept of Nature is a 1920 philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that analyzes the relationship between nature, perception, and scientific description, laying groundwork for his later process philosophy.
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D.
The Livelihood of Man
The Livelihood of Man is a posthumously published work by economic historian Karl Polanyi that explores the historical and social foundations of economic systems and critiques market-centered theories.
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E.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaximander, in which he is believed to have explored early cosmology, metaphysics, and the principles underlying the natural world.
- 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: “Nature and Man in America” Triple: [Nathaniel Shaler, notableWork, “Nature and Man in America”]
Generated description
“Nature and Man in America” is a late-19th-century work of natural history and geography in which geologist Nathaniel Shaler examines the interaction between the North American environment and human society.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Nature and Man in America” Target entity description: “Nature and Man in America” is a late-19th-century work of natural history and geography in which geologist Nathaniel Shaler examines the interaction between the North American environment and human society.
-
A.
Ah, Wilderness!
"Ah, Wilderness!" is a 1933 coming-of-age comedy play by Eugene O’Neill that nostalgically portrays small-town American family life around the Fourth of July.
-
B.
Ansichten der Natur
Ansichten der Natur is a collection of scientific and literary essays by Alexander von Humboldt that vividly portrays the interconnectedness of nature through detailed observations and reflections.
-
C.
The Concept of Nature
The Concept of Nature is a 1920 philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that analyzes the relationship between nature, perception, and scientific description, laying groundwork for his later process philosophy.
-
D.
The Livelihood of Man
The Livelihood of Man is a posthumously published work by economic historian Karl Polanyi that explores the historical and social foundations of economic systems and critiques market-centered theories.
-
E.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaximander, in which he is believed to have explored early cosmology, metaphysics, and the principles underlying the natural world.
- 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_69c68888c10c819095e0383020225758 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e82e4b248190ad3c3863cb93971e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7adc4b7648190969fab0351f9fd22 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ae44e0d48190818b193e03aba6a4 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7aeb9373c8190ac2d282e8153201f |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:34 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.