Triple

T7229825
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Paul de Man E154873 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Resistance to Theory
Resistance to Theory is a seminal collection of essays by literary theorist Paul de Man that challenges the foundations and possibilities of literary theory and criticism.
 E650599 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Resistance to Theory | Statement: [Paul de Man, notableWork, Resistance to Theory]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Resistance to Theory
Context triple: [Paul de Man, notableWork, Resistance to Theory]
  • A. Resistance
    "Resistance" is a roots reggae album by Jamaican musician Burning Spear, reflecting his signature spiritually charged and politically conscious style.
  • B. Resistance
    The Resistance is the heroic rebel organization in the Star Wars universe that opposes the tyrannical First Order and continues the legacy of the Rebel Alliance.
  • C. Difficulties on Theory
    "Difficulties on Theory" is a chapter in Charles Darwin’s seminal work *On the Origin of Species* in which he addresses major objections and apparent problems with his theory of evolution by natural selection.
  • D. Against Method
    Against Method is a controversial and influential philosophy of science book by Paul Feyerabend that challenges the existence of universal scientific methodologies and advocates epistemological anarchism.
  • E. Negative Dialectics
    Negative Dialectics is a major work of critical philosophy by Theodor W. Adorno that challenges traditional notions of identity and systematic thought by emphasizing contradiction, non-identity, and the limits of conceptual thinking.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Resistance to Theory
Target entity description: Resistance to Theory is a seminal collection of essays by literary theorist Paul de Man that challenges the foundations and possibilities of literary theory and criticism.
  • A. Resistance
    "Resistance" is a roots reggae album by Jamaican musician Burning Spear, reflecting his signature spiritually charged and politically conscious style.
  • B. Resistance
    The Resistance is the heroic rebel organization in the Star Wars universe that opposes the tyrannical First Order and continues the legacy of the Rebel Alliance.
  • C. Difficulties on Theory
    "Difficulties on Theory" is a chapter in Charles Darwin’s seminal work *On the Origin of Species* in which he addresses major objections and apparent problems with his theory of evolution by natural selection.
  • D. Against Method
    Against Method is a controversial and influential philosophy of science book by Paul Feyerabend that challenges the existence of universal scientific methodologies and advocates epistemological anarchism.
  • E. Negative Dialectics
    Negative Dialectics is a major work of critical philosophy by Theodor W. Adorno that challenges traditional notions of identity and systematic thought by emphasizing contradiction, non-identity, and the limits of conceptual thinking.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Resistance to Theory
Triple: [Paul de Man, notableWork, Resistance to Theory]
Generated description
Resistance to Theory is a seminal collection of essays by literary theorist Paul de Man that challenges the foundations and possibilities of literary theory and criticism.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c68811dd1c8190ac460bb39e64e1f0 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6ea0d9b6c8190a0b5f0ab8d5cca19 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c7cc22a39481909a2f38014260f302 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c7ce1b5e0081908d8e68fb1c0bfd3e ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c7cd95c8c48190aa4c7d086f03bc0f nedg completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:54 p.m.