Triple

T13544240
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fukuzawa Yukichi E323469 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object writing "An Outline of a Theory of Civilization"
“An Outline of a Theory of Civilization” is a seminal 19th-century work by Fukuzawa Yukichi that advocates Western-style modernization and intellectual independence as the path to Japan’s national strength and progress.
E1046466 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: writing "An Outline of a Theory of Civilization" | Statement: [Fukuzawa Yukichi, knownFor, writing "An Outline of a Theory of Civilization"]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: writing "An Outline of a Theory of Civilization"
Context triple: [Fukuzawa Yukichi, knownFor, writing "An Outline of a Theory of Civilization"]
  • A. The Philosophy of Civilization
    The Philosophy of Civilization is a two-volume work by Albert Schweitzer that presents his comprehensive ethical and cultural critique of modern society and outlines his philosophy of "reverence for life."
  • B. Muqaddimah as a prolegomenon to history
    Muqaddimah as a prolegomenon to history is Ibn Khaldun’s pioneering 14th-century introduction to his universal history, renowned as a foundational work in historiography and the philosophy and sociology of history.
  • C. A Scientific Theory of Culture and Other Essays
    A Scientific Theory of Culture and Other Essays is an influential collection of anthropological writings by Bronisław Malinowski that articulates his functionalist approach to understanding culture.
  • D. 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.
  • E. The Concept of History
    "The Concept of History" is a philosophical essay by Hannah Arendt that examines how modern understandings of history shape political thought, human action, and our sense of temporal experience.
  • 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: writing "An Outline of a Theory of Civilization"
Triple: [Fukuzawa Yukichi, knownFor, writing "An Outline of a Theory of Civilization"]
Generated description
“An Outline of a Theory of Civilization” is a seminal 19th-century work by Fukuzawa Yukichi that advocates Western-style modernization and intellectual independence as the path to Japan’s national strength and progress.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: writing "An Outline of a Theory of Civilization"
Target entity description: “An Outline of a Theory of Civilization” is a seminal 19th-century work by Fukuzawa Yukichi that advocates Western-style modernization and intellectual independence as the path to Japan’s national strength and progress.
  • A. The Philosophy of Civilization
    The Philosophy of Civilization is a two-volume work by Albert Schweitzer that presents his comprehensive ethical and cultural critique of modern society and outlines his philosophy of "reverence for life."
  • B. Muqaddimah as a prolegomenon to history
    Muqaddimah as a prolegomenon to history is Ibn Khaldun’s pioneering 14th-century introduction to his universal history, renowned as a foundational work in historiography and the philosophy and sociology of history.
  • C. A Scientific Theory of Culture and Other Essays
    A Scientific Theory of Culture and Other Essays is an influential collection of anthropological writings by Bronisław Malinowski that articulates his functionalist approach to understanding culture.
  • D. 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.
  • E. The Concept of History
    "The Concept of History" is a philosophical essay by Hannah Arendt that examines how modern understandings of history shape political thought, human action, and our sense of temporal experience.
  • 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_69dbafda36248190acabde65a88c5471 completed April 12, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f75da094288190aff108b006c3da1f completed May 3, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f75f2c645481909c3e5ecdd239965d completed May 3, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f75f8e9b608190830ab942098a798c completed May 3, 2026, 2:45 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:45 p.m.