Triple

T15788359

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Problems of the Self	`E382797`	entity
Predicate	hasPart	`P35`	FINISHED
Object	essay "Egoism and Altruism" "Egoism and Altruism" is a philosophical essay by Bernard Williams that critically examines the tension between self-interest and moral concern for others within debates about personal identity and ethical motivation.	`E1176218`	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: essay "Egoism and Altruism" | Statement: [Problems of the Self, hasPart, essay "Egoism and Altruism"]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: essay "Egoism and Altruism"
Context triple: [Problems of the Self, hasPart, essay "Egoism and Altruism"]

A. "The Possibility of Altruism"
"The Possibility of Altruism" is a philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that argues for the rational basis of genuinely altruistic motivation against egoistic theories of practical reason.
B. essay "Duty and Interest"
"Duty and Interest" is a seminal moral philosophy essay by H. A. Prichard that challenges consequentialist accounts of ethics and defends the irreducible, intuitive nature of moral obligation.
C. book "The Possibility of Altruism"
"The Possibility of Altruism" is a philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that argues for the rational basis of genuine moral concern for others.
D. Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Famine, Affluence, and Morality is a highly influential 1972 essay by philosopher Peter Singer that argues affluent individuals have a strong moral obligation to prevent suffering and death from poverty when they can do so at relatively little cost to themselves.
E. The Economics of Altruism
The Economics of Altruism is a scholarly work by economist Stefano Zamagni that analyzes how altruistic behavior and ethical considerations can be incorporated into economic theory and practice.
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: essay "Egoism and Altruism"
Triple: [Problems of the Self, hasPart, essay "Egoism and Altruism"]

Generated description

"Egoism and Altruism" is a philosophical essay by Bernard Williams that critically examines the tension between self-interest and moral concern for others within debates about personal identity and ethical motivation.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: essay "Egoism and Altruism"
Target entity description: "Egoism and Altruism" is a philosophical essay by Bernard Williams that critically examines the tension between self-interest and moral concern for others within debates about personal identity and ethical motivation.

A. "The Possibility of Altruism"
"The Possibility of Altruism" is a philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that argues for the rational basis of genuinely altruistic motivation against egoistic theories of practical reason.
B. essay "Duty and Interest"
"Duty and Interest" is a seminal moral philosophy essay by H. A. Prichard that challenges consequentialist accounts of ethics and defends the irreducible, intuitive nature of moral obligation.
C. book "The Possibility of Altruism"
"The Possibility of Altruism" is a philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that argues for the rational basis of genuine moral concern for others.
D. Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Famine, Affluence, and Morality is a highly influential 1972 essay by philosopher Peter Singer that argues affluent individuals have a strong moral obligation to prevent suffering and death from poverty when they can do so at relatively little cost to themselves.
E. The Economics of Altruism
The Economics of Altruism is a scholarly work by economist Stefano Zamagni that analyzes how altruistic behavior and ethical considerations can be incorporated into economic theory and practice.
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_69d86da16e188190b89af699f1ed0bfe`	completed	April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e054048ff48190ad107c890ef73166`	completed	April 16, 2026, 3:14 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ff90a6365c8190833431cf079b21fb`	completed	May 9, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ff916638048190ad4a6c85da9cef9d`	completed	May 9, 2026, 7:56 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ff91cf6f7c81908361f85c9a98ae80`	completed	May 9, 2026, 7:58 p.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:48 a.m.