Triple
T8411617
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Iamblichus of Chalcis |
E198636
|
entity |
| Predicate | philosophicalSchool |
P3629
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Syrian school of Neoplatonism
The Syrian school of Neoplatonism was a late antique philosophical movement, centered in Syria and associated especially with Iamblichus, that emphasized theurgy, religious ritual, and a more elaborate metaphysical hierarchy than earlier Neoplatonism.
|
E731538
|
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: Syrian school of Neoplatonism | Statement: [Iamblichus of Chalcis, philosophicalSchool, Syrian school of Neoplatonism]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Syrian school of Neoplatonism Context triple: [Iamblichus of Chalcis, philosophicalSchool, Syrian school of Neoplatonism]
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A.
Middle Platonism
Middle Platonism was a philosophical movement in the Hellenistic and early Roman periods that revived and systematized Plato’s ideas, blending them with elements of Aristotelianism and Stoicism and laying groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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B.
Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism is a philosophical system developed in the Roman Empire that reinterprets and extends Plato’s ideas into a metaphysical framework centered on a single transcendent source from which all reality emanates.
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C.
Athenian Neoplatonic school
The Athenian Neoplatonic school was a late antique center of pagan philosophical learning in Athens that developed and taught an advanced form of Neoplatonism, integrating Plato, Aristotle, and religious theology.
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D.
Theban philosophical circle
The Theban philosophical circle was an ancient Greek intellectual group based in Thebes, known for producing Socratic disciples such as Cebes who engaged in ethical and metaphysical discussions.
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E.
Catechetical School of Alexandria
The Catechetical School of Alexandria was an influential early Christian educational center in Roman Egypt, renowned for its theological scholarship and biblical exegesis.
- 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: Syrian school of Neoplatonism Triple: [Iamblichus of Chalcis, philosophicalSchool, Syrian school of Neoplatonism]
Generated description
The Syrian school of Neoplatonism was a late antique philosophical movement, centered in Syria and associated especially with Iamblichus, that emphasized theurgy, religious ritual, and a more elaborate metaphysical hierarchy than earlier Neoplatonism.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Syrian school of Neoplatonism Target entity description: The Syrian school of Neoplatonism was a late antique philosophical movement, centered in Syria and associated especially with Iamblichus, that emphasized theurgy, religious ritual, and a more elaborate metaphysical hierarchy than earlier Neoplatonism.
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A.
Middle Platonism
Middle Platonism was a philosophical movement in the Hellenistic and early Roman periods that revived and systematized Plato’s ideas, blending them with elements of Aristotelianism and Stoicism and laying groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
-
B.
Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism is a philosophical system developed in the Roman Empire that reinterprets and extends Plato’s ideas into a metaphysical framework centered on a single transcendent source from which all reality emanates.
-
C.
Athenian Neoplatonic school
The Athenian Neoplatonic school was a late antique center of pagan philosophical learning in Athens that developed and taught an advanced form of Neoplatonism, integrating Plato, Aristotle, and religious theology.
-
D.
Theban philosophical circle
The Theban philosophical circle was an ancient Greek intellectual group based in Thebes, known for producing Socratic disciples such as Cebes who engaged in ethical and metaphysical discussions.
-
E.
Catechetical School of Alexandria
The Catechetical School of Alexandria was an influential early Christian educational center in Roman Egypt, renowned for its theological scholarship and biblical exegesis.
- 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_69ca831201b481909e137936ef99ff11 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb83e0341c819080506e696131671e |
completed | March 31, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce0317cb188190b207bcaffb629a75 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 5:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce07808098819087e896b87320aefd |
completed | April 2, 2026, 6:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce08759e1c81909c96caf3b571e1ca |
completed | April 2, 2026, 6:11 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:05 p.m.