Triple
T12917490
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Traphagan |
E309023
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan
Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan is an anthropological study examining how contemporary Japanese society understands and responds to aging, dementia, and the cultural fears surrounding senility.
|
E1008957
|
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: Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan | Statement: [John Traphagan, notableWork, Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan Context triple: [John Traphagan, notableWork, Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan]
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A.
Ways of Forgetting, Ways of Remembering: Japan in the Modern World
Ways of Forgetting, Ways of Remembering: Japan in the Modern World is a collection of essays by historian John W. Dower that examines Japan’s modern history, memory, and postwar transformation in a global context.
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B.
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that examines Japan’s political, social, and cultural transformation under Allied occupation after World War II.
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C.
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory is a memoir-in-essays by filmmaker and actor Sarah Polley that explores trauma, memory, and healing through deeply personal reflections on her life and career.
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D.
The Ends of Human Life
"The Ends of Human Life" is a bioethics book by Ezekiel Emanuel that examines philosophical, medical, and policy questions surrounding end-of-life decision-making and the definition of death.
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E.
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.
- 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: Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan Triple: [John Traphagan, notableWork, Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan]
Generated description
Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan is an anthropological study examining how contemporary Japanese society understands and responds to aging, dementia, and the cultural fears surrounding senility.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan Target entity description: Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan is an anthropological study examining how contemporary Japanese society understands and responds to aging, dementia, and the cultural fears surrounding senility.
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A.
Ways of Forgetting, Ways of Remembering: Japan in the Modern World
Ways of Forgetting, Ways of Remembering: Japan in the Modern World is a collection of essays by historian John W. Dower that examines Japan’s modern history, memory, and postwar transformation in a global context.
-
B.
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that examines Japan’s political, social, and cultural transformation under Allied occupation after World War II.
-
C.
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory is a memoir-in-essays by filmmaker and actor Sarah Polley that explores trauma, memory, and healing through deeply personal reflections on her life and career.
-
D.
The Ends of Human Life
"The Ends of Human Life" is a bioethics book by Ezekiel Emanuel that examines philosophical, medical, and policy questions surrounding end-of-life decision-making and the definition of death.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69d7bdf92b588190acdf2a2291ac4590 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d971a1e8088190af697629baecf59f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6a571a3e48190a32d362adc6eaee2 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6a66cd21081909283d70e0f5d06cb |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6a77ba20081908f72f46f64382fca |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:41 p.m.