Triple

T8331251

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Alasdair MacIntyre	`E195077`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	Dependent Rational Animals Dependent Rational Animals is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that argues for an ethics grounded in human vulnerability, dependence, and our nature as rational, social animals.	`E726702`	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: Dependent Rational Animals | Statement: [Alasdair MacIntyre, notableWork, Dependent Rational Animals]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dependent Rational Animals
Context triple: [Alasdair MacIntyre, notableWork, Dependent Rational Animals]

A. The Sentiment of Rationality
"The Sentiment of Rationality" is an essay by philosopher William James that explores how our need for emotional satisfaction and psychological comfort shapes what we consider rational belief.
B. The Philosophy of the Act
The Philosophy of the Act is a posthumously published collection of George Herbert Mead’s writings that develops his pragmatist and social behaviorist account of action, experience, and the emergence of mind.
C. Essays on the Anthropology of Reason
"Essays on the Anthropology of Reason" is a collection of essays by anthropologist Paul Rabinow that explores how concepts of reason, knowledge, and modernity are shaped and practiced in contemporary societies.
D. The Science of Ethics
The Science of Ethics is a major 19th-century philosophical work by Leslie Stephen that systematically examines moral philosophy and the foundations of ethical theory.
E. Practical Reason: On the Theory of Action
Practical Reason: On the Theory of Action is a philosophical work that develops a systematic account of human action and rational agency within the broader tradition of practical 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: Dependent Rational Animals
Triple: [Alasdair MacIntyre, notableWork, Dependent Rational Animals]

Generated description

Dependent Rational Animals is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that argues for an ethics grounded in human vulnerability, dependence, and our nature as rational, social animals.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dependent Rational Animals
Target entity description: Dependent Rational Animals is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that argues for an ethics grounded in human vulnerability, dependence, and our nature as rational, social animals.

A. The Sentiment of Rationality
"The Sentiment of Rationality" is an essay by philosopher William James that explores how our need for emotional satisfaction and psychological comfort shapes what we consider rational belief.
B. The Philosophy of the Act
The Philosophy of the Act is a posthumously published collection of George Herbert Mead’s writings that develops his pragmatist and social behaviorist account of action, experience, and the emergence of mind.
C. Essays on the Anthropology of Reason
"Essays on the Anthropology of Reason" is a collection of essays by anthropologist Paul Rabinow that explores how concepts of reason, knowledge, and modernity are shaped and practiced in contemporary societies.
D. The Science of Ethics
The Science of Ethics is a major 19th-century philosophical work by Leslie Stephen that systematically examines moral philosophy and the foundations of ethical theory.
E. Practical Reason: On the Theory of Action
Practical Reason: On the Theory of Action is a philosophical work that develops a systematic account of human action and rational agency within the broader tradition of practical 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_69ca82e87f2c8190bdb71ee29dfc642d`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69cb7fbb2a3881909ef09ffcfcbb6e77`	completed	March 31, 2026, 8:03 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69cd95ca93148190b6e34d815c7de10d`	completed	April 1, 2026, 10:01 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69cdb20e46b881908d3c6b177e206e50`	completed	April 2, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69cdb654a2348190a41a6aebf96d8ea6`	completed	April 2, 2026, 12:20 a.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:56 p.m.