Triple
T9823118
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | George of Pisidia |
E238583
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
De vanitate vitae
De vanitate vitae is a didactic Christian poem by George of Pisidia that reflects on the transience and futility of earthly life in light of spiritual values.
|
E822776
|
NE FINISHED |
Named-entity recognition
Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.
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: De vanitate vitae | Statement: [George of Pisidia, notableWork, De vanitate vitae]
Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)
The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De vanitate vitae Context triple: [George of Pisidia, notableWork, De vanitate vitae]
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A.
De Brevitate Vitae
De Brevitate Vitae is a philosophical essay by Seneca the Younger that reflects on the nature of time and argues that life is long enough if used wisely.
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B.
On the Shortness of Life
On the Shortness of Life is a philosophical essay by the Roman Stoic Seneca that argues our lives feel short not by nature but because we waste much of the time available to us.
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C.
De incertitudine et vanitate scientiarum et artium
De incertitudine et vanitate scientiarum et artium is a 16th-century work by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa that offers a skeptical critique of the value and reliability of contemporary sciences and arts.
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D.
De Vita Beata
De Vita Beata is a philosophical treatise by Seneca the Younger that explores the nature of true happiness and how it can be attained through Stoic virtue.
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E.
De voluptate
De voluptate is a 15th-century philosophical dialogue by Lorenzo Valla that critiques medieval scholasticism and defends an Epicurean-influenced view of pleasure as central to the good life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De vanitate vitae Target entity description: De vanitate vitae is a didactic Christian poem by George of Pisidia that reflects on the transience and futility of earthly life in light of spiritual values.
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A.
De Brevitate Vitae
De Brevitate Vitae is a philosophical essay by Seneca the Younger that reflects on the nature of time and argues that life is long enough if used wisely.
-
B.
On the Shortness of Life
On the Shortness of Life is a philosophical essay by the Roman Stoic Seneca that argues our lives feel short not by nature but because we waste much of the time available to us.
-
C.
De incertitudine et vanitate scientiarum et artium
De incertitudine et vanitate scientiarum et artium is a 16th-century work by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa that offers a skeptical critique of the value and reliability of contemporary sciences and arts.
-
D.
De Vita Beata
De Vita Beata is a philosophical treatise by Seneca the Younger that explores the nature of true happiness and how it can be attained through Stoic virtue.
-
E.
De voluptate
De voluptate is a 15th-century philosophical dialogue by Lorenzo Valla that critiques medieval scholasticism and defends an Epicurean-influenced view of pleasure as central to the good life.
- F. None of above. chosen
How the object was described
The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.
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: De vanitate vitae Triple: [George of Pisidia, notableWork, De vanitate vitae]
Generated description
De vanitate vitae is a didactic Christian poem by George of Pisidia that reflects on the transience and futility of earthly life in light of spiritual values.
Provenance (5 batches)
| Stage | Batch ID | Job type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| creating | batch_69ca84e0dd1881909800765d1e21f735 |
elicitation | completed |
| NER | batch_69cdb315ddf48190bd90f7835f409bb6 |
ner | completed |
| NED1 | batch_69d1cc7ce1908190a5131ef238541f0d |
ned_source_triple | completed |
| NED2 | batch_69d1cd70aa5481908b67afef279c38af |
ned_description | completed |
| NEDg | batch_69d1cd0376708190bc68b5f74f476339 |
nedg | completed |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:31 p.m.