Triple
T7243378
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Montaigne; or, the Skeptic |
E156411
|
entity |
| Predicate | influencedBy |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Montaigne’s Essais
Montaigne’s Essais is a seminal collection of personal, philosophical essays by Michel de Montaigne that helped pioneer the modern essay form and explore skepticism, self-examination, and human nature.
|
E654817
|
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: Montaigne’s Essais | Statement: [Montaigne; or, the Skeptic, influencedBy, Montaigne’s Essais]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Montaigne’s Essais Context triple: [Montaigne; or, the Skeptic, influencedBy, Montaigne’s Essais]
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A.
Montaigne; or, the Skeptic
"Montaigne; or, the Skeptic" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his collection "Representative Men," examining Michel de Montaigne as a model of philosophical skepticism and reflective individualism.
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B.
Bacon's Essays
Bacon's Essays is a renowned collection of short, reflective prose pieces by Francis Bacon that explore moral, political, and practical themes of human life and conduct.
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C.
Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
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D.
Of Studies
"Of Studies" is a famous essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the purposes, benefits, and proper use of reading and learning.
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E.
Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne was a 16th-century French philosopher and writer best known for pioneering the essay as a literary form and for his deeply personal, skeptical reflections on human nature.
- 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: Montaigne’s Essais Triple: [Montaigne; or, the Skeptic, influencedBy, Montaigne’s Essais]
Generated description
Montaigne’s Essais is a seminal collection of personal, philosophical essays by Michel de Montaigne that helped pioneer the modern essay form and explore skepticism, self-examination, and human nature.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Montaigne’s Essais Target entity description: Montaigne’s Essais is a seminal collection of personal, philosophical essays by Michel de Montaigne that helped pioneer the modern essay form and explore skepticism, self-examination, and human nature.
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A.
Montaigne; or, the Skeptic
"Montaigne; or, the Skeptic" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his collection "Representative Men," examining Michel de Montaigne as a model of philosophical skepticism and reflective individualism.
-
B.
Bacon's Essays
Bacon's Essays is a renowned collection of short, reflective prose pieces by Francis Bacon that explore moral, political, and practical themes of human life and conduct.
-
C.
Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
-
D.
Of Studies
"Of Studies" is a famous essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the purposes, benefits, and proper use of reading and learning.
-
E.
Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne was a 16th-century French philosopher and writer best known for pioneering the essay as a literary form and for his deeply personal, skeptical reflections on human nature.
- 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_69c68827b5e481908dc05e145b2c92d4 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6ea58533481909af7a4a6ade40eff |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7e51f35b88190a1d6b12903d93cee |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7e6671e2c8190aed42aa673540efa |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7e6cd820881909ef8fd3bc28d2716 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:33 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:55 p.m.