Triple
T11850449
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kit Fine |
E281892
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasWritten |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
“Things in Themselves”
“Things in Themselves” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops a distinctive metaphysical account of reality and objects as they are independently of our representations.
|
E949475
|
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: “Things in Themselves” | Statement: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “Things in Themselves”]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Things in Themselves” Context triple: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “Things in Themselves”]
-
A.
“On What There Is”
“On What There Is” is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues for a criterion of ontological commitment based on the quantificational structure of our best scientific theories.
-
B.
The Way Things Are
"The Way Things Are" is a track from Fiona Apple's album *When the Pawn...*, showcasing her introspective lyrics and distinctive piano-driven alternative style.
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C.
“Truth and Meaning”
“Truth and Meaning” is a seminal philosophical essay by Michael Dummett that develops a theory of meaning grounded in the conditions for a sentence’s truth.
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D.
“Of Experience”
“Of Experience” is the final and one of the most reflective essays in Michel de Montaigne’s *Essays*, in which he meditates on the limits of human knowledge and the primacy of lived, personal experience.
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E.
Reflections on Things at Hand
Reflections on Things at Hand is a classic Neo-Confucian anthology of philosophical writings and commentaries, traditionally attributed to Zhu Xi and his collaborators, that systematizes moral and metaphysical teachings for scholarly self-cultivation.
- 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: “Things in Themselves” Triple: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “Things in Themselves”]
Generated description
“Things in Themselves” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops a distinctive metaphysical account of reality and objects as they are independently of our representations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Things in Themselves” Target entity description: “Things in Themselves” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops a distinctive metaphysical account of reality and objects as they are independently of our representations.
-
A.
“On What There Is”
“On What There Is” is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues for a criterion of ontological commitment based on the quantificational structure of our best scientific theories.
-
B.
The Way Things Are
"The Way Things Are" is a track from Fiona Apple's album *When the Pawn...*, showcasing her introspective lyrics and distinctive piano-driven alternative style.
-
C.
“Truth and Meaning”
“Truth and Meaning” is a seminal philosophical essay by Michael Dummett that develops a theory of meaning grounded in the conditions for a sentence’s truth.
-
D.
“Of Experience”
“Of Experience” is the final and one of the most reflective essays in Michel de Montaigne’s *Essays*, in which he meditates on the limits of human knowledge and the primacy of lived, personal experience.
-
E.
Reflections on Things at Hand
Reflections on Things at Hand is a classic Neo-Confucian anthology of philosophical writings and commentaries, traditionally attributed to Zhu Xi and his collaborators, that systematizes moral and metaphysical teachings for scholarly self-cultivation.
- 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_69d6ab287ba48190a5178779fd19b9b7 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a65db52c8190a218736da17d0153 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f167b947d48190a07da6f5255d289a |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f17005c318819090e54bc64d135477 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f17814de1881908973af026af5d1d1 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:16 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:43 p.m.