Triple
T10523402
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Will Durant |
E248230
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Lessons of History |
E856994
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Lessons of History | Statement: [Will Durant, notableWork, The Lessons of History]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Lessons of History Context triple: [Will Durant, notableWork, The Lessons of History]
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A.
The Lessons of History
chosen
The Lessons of History is a concise, thematic survey of human civilization by Will and Ariel Durant that distills key patterns and insights from their multi-volume The Story of Civilization.
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B.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
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C.
The Uses and Abuses of History
The Uses and Abuses of History is a book by historian Margaret MacMillan that examines how historical narratives are constructed and how they can be responsibly used or dangerously misused in contemporary politics and public life.
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D.
Outwitting History
Outwitting History is a nonfiction book by Aaron Lansky recounting his efforts to rescue and preserve Yiddish books and, with them, a vanishing culture.
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E.
The Writing of History
The Writing of History is a seminal work by Michel de Certeau that critically examines how historical narratives are constructed, emphasizing the interplay between power, discourse, and the practice of writing history.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d381c5c7448190bec34bee7ec72bac |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d509e155b08190996325bf484ec55d |
completed | April 7, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d90e1c73208190aa3d3e30aa4482ac |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:29 p.m.