Triple

T11041361
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Irvin D. Yalom E261024 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death is a psychological and philosophical book by psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom that explores how confronting mortality can lead to a more meaningful and authentic life.
E900913 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: Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death | Statement: [Irvin D. Yalom, notableWork, Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
Context triple: [Irvin D. Yalom, notableWork, Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death]
  • A. Dying to Live: Near-Death Experiences
    Dying to Live: Near-Death Experiences is a book by psychologist Susan Blackmore that critically examines near-death experiences through the lens of scientific and psychological explanations rather than supernatural interpretations.
  • B. Rethinking Life and Death
    Rethinking Life and Death is a philosophical book by ethicist Peter Singer that challenges traditional moral views on issues such as euthanasia, abortion, and the value of human life in light of modern medical technology.
  • C. The Wheel of Life and the Mystery of Death
    The Wheel of Life and the Mystery of Death is a spiritual book by Sant Kirpal Singh that explores the soul’s journey, reincarnation, and the deeper meaning of life and death.
  • D. Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever
    Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever is a health and longevity guide that combines nutrition, exercise, supplements, and emerging biotechnology to help readers extend their healthy lifespan.
  • E. Life-in-Death
    Life-in-Death is a supernatural female figure in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," symbolizing a fate worse than death by condemning the Mariner to endless suffering and wandering.
  • 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: Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
Triple: [Irvin D. Yalom, notableWork, Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death]
Generated description
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death is a psychological and philosophical book by psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom that explores how confronting mortality can lead to a more meaningful and authentic life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
Target entity description: Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death is a psychological and philosophical book by psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom that explores how confronting mortality can lead to a more meaningful and authentic life.
  • A. Dying to Live: Near-Death Experiences
    Dying to Live: Near-Death Experiences is a book by psychologist Susan Blackmore that critically examines near-death experiences through the lens of scientific and psychological explanations rather than supernatural interpretations.
  • B. Rethinking Life and Death
    Rethinking Life and Death is a philosophical book by ethicist Peter Singer that challenges traditional moral views on issues such as euthanasia, abortion, and the value of human life in light of modern medical technology.
  • C. The Wheel of Life and the Mystery of Death
    The Wheel of Life and the Mystery of Death is a spiritual book by Sant Kirpal Singh that explores the soul’s journey, reincarnation, and the deeper meaning of life and death.
  • D. Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever
    Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever is a health and longevity guide that combines nutrition, exercise, supplements, and emerging biotechnology to help readers extend their healthy lifespan.
  • E. Life-in-Death
    Life-in-Death is a supernatural female figure in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," symbolizing a fate worse than death by condemning the Mariner to endless suffering and wandering.
  • 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_69d6aa979bdc8190bf0e79104cc098c1 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d7980050948190ae7b187da5b776ca completed April 9, 2026, 12:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e3a9e525508190bf3a728683eeec79 completed April 18, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e3ad024ee88190948d5d1c327fd063 completed April 18, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e3b1fff754819092d634f46fb42387 completed April 18, 2026, 4:32 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:26 p.m.