Triple
T1667541
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Principles of Sociology |
E36046
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy
Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy is a comprehensive 19th-century philosophical system that applies evolutionary principles to explain the development of the cosmos, life, mind, society, and morality in a unified framework.
|
E188024
|
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: Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy | Statement: [The Principles of Sociology, partOf, Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy Context triple: [The Principles of Sociology, partOf, Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy]
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A.
Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer was a 19th-century English philosopher and sociologist best known for applying evolutionary theory to social and ethical issues and popularizing the concept of "survival of the fittest."
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B.
Bergsonianism
Bergsonianism is a philosophical movement based on Henri Bergson’s ideas about intuition, duration, and creative evolution, which significantly influenced thinkers such as Georges Sorel.
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C.
Course of Positive Philosophy
Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
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D.
Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy
"Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy" is the opening section of David Hume’s *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding*, in which he distinguishes between different kinds of philosophical inquiry and their respective aims and methods.
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E.
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s major 19th-century work in the philosophy of science, elaborating a systematic account of scientific method and the role of induction in the development of scientific knowledge.
- 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: Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy Triple: [The Principles of Sociology, partOf, Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy]
Generated description
Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy is a comprehensive 19th-century philosophical system that applies evolutionary principles to explain the development of the cosmos, life, mind, society, and morality in a unified framework.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy Target entity description: Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy is a comprehensive 19th-century philosophical system that applies evolutionary principles to explain the development of the cosmos, life, mind, society, and morality in a unified framework.
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A.
Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer was a 19th-century English philosopher and sociologist best known for applying evolutionary theory to social and ethical issues and popularizing the concept of "survival of the fittest."
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B.
Bergsonianism
Bergsonianism is a philosophical movement based on Henri Bergson’s ideas about intuition, duration, and creative evolution, which significantly influenced thinkers such as Georges Sorel.
-
C.
Course of Positive Philosophy
Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
-
D.
Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy
"Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy" is the opening section of David Hume’s *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding*, in which he distinguishes between different kinds of philosophical inquiry and their respective aims and methods.
-
E.
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s major 19th-century work in the philosophy of science, elaborating a systematic account of scientific method and the role of induction in the development of scientific knowledge.
- 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_69a8861286808190939afff3ce8ee31e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa62d1261481909a01c8fe4ff7500d |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad683207b08190a86c266aaece4e98 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:14 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad692a4078819080c3a89166917081 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad698929f88190af97fc915d29a5b5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.