Triple
T7410854
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy |
E170997
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasEssay |
P27484
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Is Life Worth Living?
"Is Life Worth Living?" is an essay by philosopher and psychologist William James that explores the practical and emotional grounds for affirming life’s value despite doubt and suffering.
|
E661612
|
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: Is Life Worth Living? | Statement: [The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, hasEssay, Is Life Worth Living?]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Is Life Worth Living? Context triple: [The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, hasEssay, Is Life Worth Living?]
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A.
How Should We Then Live?
"How Should We Then Live?" is a 1976 book by Christian theologian Francis Schaeffer that critiques Western culture and traces the impact of philosophical and religious ideas on the course of history.
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B.
Rethinking Life and Death
Rethinking Life and Death is a philosophical book by ethicist Peter Singer that challenges traditional moral views on issues such as euthanasia, abortion, and the value of human life in light of modern medical technology.
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C.
The Ends of Human Life
"The Ends of Human Life" is a bioethics book by Ezekiel Emanuel that examines philosophical, medical, and policy questions surrounding end-of-life decision-making and the definition of death.
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D.
What Is Life?
"What Is Life?" is a landmark 1944 scientific book by physicist Erwin Schrödinger that explores the physical and molecular basis of living systems and helped inspire the development of molecular biology.
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E.
What Is Life?
*What Is Life?* is a book by biologist Lynn Margulis that explores the nature of living systems through the lens of evolution, symbiosis, and Earth’s biosphere.
- 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: Is Life Worth Living? Triple: [The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, hasEssay, Is Life Worth Living?]
Generated description
"Is Life Worth Living?" is an essay by philosopher and psychologist William James that explores the practical and emotional grounds for affirming life’s value despite doubt and suffering.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Is Life Worth Living? Target entity description: "Is Life Worth Living?" is an essay by philosopher and psychologist William James that explores the practical and emotional grounds for affirming life’s value despite doubt and suffering.
-
A.
How Should We Then Live?
"How Should We Then Live?" is a 1976 book by Christian theologian Francis Schaeffer that critiques Western culture and traces the impact of philosophical and religious ideas on the course of history.
-
B.
Rethinking Life and Death
Rethinking Life and Death is a philosophical book by ethicist Peter Singer that challenges traditional moral views on issues such as euthanasia, abortion, and the value of human life in light of modern medical technology.
-
C.
The Ends of Human Life
"The Ends of Human Life" is a bioethics book by Ezekiel Emanuel that examines philosophical, medical, and policy questions surrounding end-of-life decision-making and the definition of death.
-
D.
What Is Life?
"What Is Life?" is a landmark 1944 scientific book by physicist Erwin Schrödinger that explores the physical and molecular basis of living systems and helped inspire the development of molecular biology.
-
E.
What Is Life?
*What Is Life?* is a book by biologist Lynn Margulis that explores the nature of living systems through the lens of evolution, symbiosis, and Earth’s biosphere.
- 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_69c68a618bdc81908d8018edadecd1a4 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f29ebea48190be96c6bc1e6406fb |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c811244df081909b63e085d2272cd2 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c81271a7f48190afc7c7b2c818cb8a |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c812df0b948190805862c5f176c956 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:11 p.m.