Triple

T13535021
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jon Elster E323237 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences
Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences is a foundational book by Jon Elster that systematically explains social phenomena through clear, mechanism-based explanations grounded in rational-choice and analytical approaches.
E1046552 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: Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences | Statement: [Jon Elster, notableWork, Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences
Context triple: [Jon Elster, notableWork, Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences]
  • A. Rethinking Social Inquiry
    Rethinking Social Inquiry is a methodological volume in political science that critiques and extends the quantitative, positivist approach of Designing Social Inquiry by advocating for pluralistic, case-based, and mixed-method research strategies.
  • B. Introduction to Mathematical Sociology
    Introduction to Mathematical Sociology is a foundational book that systematically applies mathematical models and formal reasoning to the study of social structures and processes.
  • C. Strength and Weakness of the Social Sciences
    "Strength and Weakness of the Social Sciences" is a critical work by biologist and philosopher Gunther Stent that examines the methodological limits, explanatory power, and epistemological status of the social sciences in comparison to the natural sciences.
  • D. Foundations of Social Theory
    Foundations of Social Theory is a major sociological work that systematically develops a rational choice framework to explain how individual actions generate larger social structures and institutions.
  • E. The Methodology of the Social Sciences
    The Methodology of the Social Sciences is a foundational work by Max Weber that articulates his influential theories on social science methodology, including concepts like ideal types, value neutrality, and the interpretive understanding of social action.
  • 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: Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences
Triple: [Jon Elster, notableWork, Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences]
Generated description
Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences is a foundational book by Jon Elster that systematically explains social phenomena through clear, mechanism-based explanations grounded in rational-choice and analytical approaches.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences
Target entity description: Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences is a foundational book by Jon Elster that systematically explains social phenomena through clear, mechanism-based explanations grounded in rational-choice and analytical approaches.
  • A. Rethinking Social Inquiry
    Rethinking Social Inquiry is a methodological volume in political science that critiques and extends the quantitative, positivist approach of Designing Social Inquiry by advocating for pluralistic, case-based, and mixed-method research strategies.
  • B. Introduction to Mathematical Sociology
    Introduction to Mathematical Sociology is a foundational book that systematically applies mathematical models and formal reasoning to the study of social structures and processes.
  • C. Strength and Weakness of the Social Sciences
    "Strength and Weakness of the Social Sciences" is a critical work by biologist and philosopher Gunther Stent that examines the methodological limits, explanatory power, and epistemological status of the social sciences in comparison to the natural sciences.
  • D. Foundations of Social Theory
    Foundations of Social Theory is a major sociological work that systematically develops a rational choice framework to explain how individual actions generate larger social structures and institutions.
  • E. The Methodology of the Social Sciences
    The Methodology of the Social Sciences is a foundational work by Max Weber that articulates his influential theories on social science methodology, including concepts like ideal types, value neutrality, and the interpretive understanding of social action.
  • 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_69d8076776248190bdf0d4fa1f85a5fc completed April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dbafbcad2881909fb7490311807f75 completed April 12, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f75d9a448c81908fa57a909a9097f7 completed May 3, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f75e7d8970819092116ae7a769ac21 completed May 3, 2026, 2:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f75f35c6008190b88e14feddb93a1d completed May 3, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:44 p.m.