Triple

T8913245
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Selfish Gene E212234 entity
Predicate hasChapter P35 FINISHED
Object Aggression: Stability and the Selfish Machine
"Aggression: Stability and the Selfish Machine" is a chapter in Richard Dawkins' book *The Selfish Gene* that explores how aggressive behavior and conflict can be understood through evolutionary game theory and the concept of evolutionarily stable strategies.
E765777 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: Aggression: Stability and the Selfish Machine | Statement: [The Selfish Gene, hasChapter, Aggression: Stability and the Selfish Machine]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aggression: Stability and the Selfish Machine
Context triple: [The Selfish Gene, hasChapter, Aggression: Stability and the Selfish Machine]
  • A. On Aggression
    On Aggression is a seminal 1963 work of ethology by Konrad Lorenz that explores the biological roots and evolutionary function of aggressive behavior in animals and humans.
  • B. The Calculus of Selfishness
    The Calculus of Selfishness is a book by Karl Sigmund that uses mathematical and game-theoretic models to analyze how individual self-interest shapes cooperation, conflict, and social behavior.
  • C. On Imitation
    "On Imitation" is a lost rhetorical treatise by the ancient Greek critic Dionysius of Halicarnassus that discussed literary style and the principles of imitating classical authors.
  • D. Toward a General Theory of Action
    Toward a General Theory of Action is a foundational sociological work that systematically outlines a comprehensive framework for understanding human action and social systems.
  • E. The Intelligence of Emotions
    The Intelligence of Emotions is the subtitle of Martha C. Nussbaum’s philosophical work "Upheavals of Thought," which explores how emotions are integral to rational judgment, ethics, and human flourishing.
  • 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: Aggression: Stability and the Selfish Machine
Triple: [The Selfish Gene, hasChapter, Aggression: Stability and the Selfish Machine]
Generated description
"Aggression: Stability and the Selfish Machine" is a chapter in Richard Dawkins' book *The Selfish Gene* that explores how aggressive behavior and conflict can be understood through evolutionary game theory and the concept of evolutionarily stable strategies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aggression: Stability and the Selfish Machine
Target entity description: "Aggression: Stability and the Selfish Machine" is a chapter in Richard Dawkins' book *The Selfish Gene* that explores how aggressive behavior and conflict can be understood through evolutionary game theory and the concept of evolutionarily stable strategies.
  • A. On Aggression
    On Aggression is a seminal 1963 work of ethology by Konrad Lorenz that explores the biological roots and evolutionary function of aggressive behavior in animals and humans.
  • B. The Calculus of Selfishness
    The Calculus of Selfishness is a book by Karl Sigmund that uses mathematical and game-theoretic models to analyze how individual self-interest shapes cooperation, conflict, and social behavior.
  • C. On Imitation
    "On Imitation" is a lost rhetorical treatise by the ancient Greek critic Dionysius of Halicarnassus that discussed literary style and the principles of imitating classical authors.
  • D. Toward a General Theory of Action
    Toward a General Theory of Action is a foundational sociological work that systematically outlines a comprehensive framework for understanding human action and social systems.
  • E. The Intelligence of Emotions
    The Intelligence of Emotions is the subtitle of Martha C. Nussbaum’s philosophical work "Upheavals of Thought," which explores how emotions are integral to rational judgment, ethics, and human flourishing.
  • 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_69ca8393b1808190bd4336787ffa2c40 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc65276b788190ab76372d0d871fef completed April 1, 2026, 12:21 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfba3c92c481909589e6a3c9469136 completed April 3, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfbabf33a08190a18d13b9078c00e2 completed April 3, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfbba71a948190afc03a1df9e5777c completed April 3, 2026, 1:07 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:56 p.m.