Triple

T8191179
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Maurice Cowling E191309 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Nature and Limits of Political Science
The Nature and Limits of Political Science is a critical work of political theory by Maurice Cowling that challenges the assumptions and scope of modern political science as an academic discipline.
E718264 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: The Nature and Limits of Political Science | Statement: [Maurice Cowling, notableWork, The Nature and Limits of Political Science]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nature and Limits of Political Science
Context triple: [Maurice Cowling, notableWork, The Nature and Limits of Political Science]
  • A. The Concept of the Political
    The Concept of the Political is Carl Schmitt’s influential treatise that defines the political realm through the friend–enemy distinction and critiques liberalism’s attempt to depoliticize conflict.
  • B. Varieties of Political Theory
    Varieties of Political Theory is a seminal collection of essays by political scientist David Easton that surveys and critiques major approaches and methodologies in modern political theory.
  • C. “The Logic of American Politics”
    “The Logic of American Politics” is a widely used scholarly textbook that analyzes the institutions, incentives, and collective action problems shaping political behavior and governance in the United States.
  • D. A Preface to Politics
    A Preface to Politics is a 1913 political and social critique by Walter Lippmann that challenges traditional liberalism and explores how modern industrial society demands new approaches to democracy and governance.
  • E. The Calculus of Consent
    The Calculus of Consent is a foundational work in public choice theory that analyzes how constitutional rules and collective decision-making processes shape political and economic outcomes.
  • 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: The Nature and Limits of Political Science
Triple: [Maurice Cowling, notableWork, The Nature and Limits of Political Science]
Generated description
The Nature and Limits of Political Science is a critical work of political theory by Maurice Cowling that challenges the assumptions and scope of modern political science as an academic discipline.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nature and Limits of Political Science
Target entity description: The Nature and Limits of Political Science is a critical work of political theory by Maurice Cowling that challenges the assumptions and scope of modern political science as an academic discipline.
  • A. The Concept of the Political
    The Concept of the Political is Carl Schmitt’s influential treatise that defines the political realm through the friend–enemy distinction and critiques liberalism’s attempt to depoliticize conflict.
  • B. Varieties of Political Theory
    Varieties of Political Theory is a seminal collection of essays by political scientist David Easton that surveys and critiques major approaches and methodologies in modern political theory.
  • C. “The Logic of American Politics”
    “The Logic of American Politics” is a widely used scholarly textbook that analyzes the institutions, incentives, and collective action problems shaping political behavior and governance in the United States.
  • D. A Preface to Politics
    A Preface to Politics is a 1913 political and social critique by Walter Lippmann that challenges traditional liberalism and explores how modern industrial society demands new approaches to democracy and governance.
  • E. The Calculus of Consent
    The Calculus of Consent is a foundational work in public choice theory that analyzes how constitutional rules and collective decision-making processes shape political and economic outcomes.
  • 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_69ca82c5b6948190a583c096fb0a6c71 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb4da4a6f08190be8088a28d928341 completed March 31, 2026, 4:29 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cced979d408190851088c6d3f4df24 completed April 1, 2026, 10:04 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ccf1b5f95481909fdb08d00d06023e completed April 1, 2026, 10:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cd059457788190a900402ee4cd50d5 completed April 1, 2026, 11:46 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:42 p.m.