Triple
T7239631
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas McCarthy |
E155321
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Northwestern University Department of Philosophy
The Northwestern University Department of Philosophy is an academic department at Northwestern University known for its strengths in continental philosophy, social and political philosophy, and the history of philosophy.
|
E650842
|
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: Northwestern University Department of Philosophy | Statement: [Thomas McCarthy, employer, Northwestern University Department of Philosophy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northwestern University Department of Philosophy Context triple: [Thomas McCarthy, employer, Northwestern University Department of Philosophy]
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A.
Department of Philosophy (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a prominent academic unit known for its research and teaching in core areas of philosophy, including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
-
B.
Yale Department of Philosophy
The Yale Department of Philosophy is a leading academic department at Yale University known for its influential scholarship and teaching across a wide range of philosophical fields.
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C.
Northwestern University Office of the Provost
The Northwestern University Office of the Provost is the central academic leadership office of Northwestern University, overseeing university-wide academic policies, programs, and major scholarly initiatives.
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D.
Department of Philosophy (Brandeis University)
The Department of Philosophy at Brandeis University is an academic unit known for its rigorous instruction and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
-
E.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, is an academic unit dedicated to the study and teaching of philosophical thought, critical reasoning, and the history of philosophy.
- 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: Northwestern University Department of Philosophy Triple: [Thomas McCarthy, employer, Northwestern University Department of Philosophy]
Generated description
The Northwestern University Department of Philosophy is an academic department at Northwestern University known for its strengths in continental philosophy, social and political philosophy, and the history of philosophy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northwestern University Department of Philosophy Target entity description: The Northwestern University Department of Philosophy is an academic department at Northwestern University known for its strengths in continental philosophy, social and political philosophy, and the history of philosophy.
-
A.
Department of Philosophy (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a prominent academic unit known for its research and teaching in core areas of philosophy, including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
-
B.
Yale Department of Philosophy
The Yale Department of Philosophy is a leading academic department at Yale University known for its influential scholarship and teaching across a wide range of philosophical fields.
-
C.
Northwestern University Office of the Provost
The Northwestern University Office of the Provost is the central academic leadership office of Northwestern University, overseeing university-wide academic policies, programs, and major scholarly initiatives.
-
D.
Department of Philosophy (Brandeis University)
The Department of Philosophy at Brandeis University is an academic unit known for its rigorous instruction and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
-
E.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, is an academic unit dedicated to the study and teaching of philosophical thought, critical reasoning, and the history of philosophy.
- 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_69c688143bfc81908d4176617735e601 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6ea37fa9081908e9c3abe49d151e5 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7cc3d75b48190916bf327396f2666 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ce24f4148190877852983c9aadb5 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:48 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7ce9f73508190a2d1eb35237c3073 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:55 p.m.