Triple

T8846045

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Robert Trivers	`E210506`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	“The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life” “The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life” is a book by evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers that explores how deception and self-deception evolved and shape human behavior, psychology, and society.	`E760897`	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 Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life” | Statement: [Robert Trivers, notableWork, “The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life”]

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

Target entity: “The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life”
Context triple: [Robert Trivers, notableWork, “The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life”]

A. Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
B. The Art of Thought
The Art of Thought is a seminal 1926 book by social psychologist Graham Wallas that introduced the influential four-stage model of the creative process (preparation, incubation, illumination, verification).
C. The Science of Good and Evil
The Science of Good and Evil is a book by Michael Shermer that explores the origins of morality through the lenses of science, evolution, and secular ethics.
D. The Notion of Truth
"The Notion of Truth" is a philosophical essay exploring the nature, meaning, and conditions of truth within human understanding and discourse.
E. Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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 Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life”
Triple: [Robert Trivers, notableWork, “The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life”]

Generated description

“The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life” is a book by evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers that explores how deception and self-deception evolved and shape human behavior, psychology, and society.

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

Target entity: “The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life”
Target entity description: “The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life” is a book by evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers that explores how deception and self-deception evolved and shape human behavior, psychology, and society.

A. Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
B. The Art of Thought
The Art of Thought is a seminal 1926 book by social psychologist Graham Wallas that introduced the influential four-stage model of the creative process (preparation, incubation, illumination, verification).
C. The Science of Good and Evil
The Science of Good and Evil is a book by Michael Shermer that explores the origins of morality through the lenses of science, evolution, and secular ethics.
D. The Notion of Truth
"The Notion of Truth" is a philosophical essay exploring the nature, meaning, and conditions of truth within human understanding and discourse.
E. Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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_69ca838967bc8190b46c3c80a2887ea4`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69cc60a7c518819095399976148e1b9a`	completed	April 1, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69cf89b5acbc8190b0f5a81af71fc7aa`	completed	April 3, 2026, 9:34 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69cf8b4c15ac8190816f679de979b6b5`	completed	April 3, 2026, 9:41 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69cf8bfdf55081909b71ef3e92c4928f`	completed	April 3, 2026, 9:44 a.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:48 p.m.