Triple
T1723221
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alvin Plantinga |
E37438
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Alston
William Alston was an influential American philosopher best known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the theory of perception.
|
E197901
|
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: William Alston | Statement: [Alvin Plantinga, doctoralAdvisor, William Alston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Alston Context triple: [Alvin Plantinga, doctoralAdvisor, William Alston]
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A.
Richard Swinburne
Richard Swinburne is a prominent British philosopher of religion known for his analytic defense of theism and influential work on the doctrine of the Trinity.
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B.
William Craig
William Craig was an American historian and author best known for his nonfiction work "Enemy at the Gates," which chronicles the Battle of Stalingrad and inspired the film of the same name.
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C.
Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
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D.
Cornelius Van Til
Cornelius Van Til was a 20th-century Reformed theologian and Christian philosopher best known for developing presuppositional apologetics within the Calvinist tradition.
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E.
Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
Cornelius Plantinga Jr. is an American Reformed theologian and author known for his influential work on sin, Christian doctrine, and contemporary applications of Trinitarian theology.
- 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: William Alston Triple: [Alvin Plantinga, doctoralAdvisor, William Alston]
Generated description
William Alston was an influential American philosopher best known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the theory of perception.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Alston Target entity description: William Alston was an influential American philosopher best known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the theory of perception.
-
A.
Richard Swinburne
Richard Swinburne is a prominent British philosopher of religion known for his analytic defense of theism and influential work on the doctrine of the Trinity.
-
B.
William Craig
William Craig was an American historian and author best known for his nonfiction work "Enemy at the Gates," which chronicles the Battle of Stalingrad and inspired the film of the same name.
-
C.
Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
-
D.
Cornelius Van Til
Cornelius Van Til was a 20th-century Reformed theologian and Christian philosopher best known for developing presuppositional apologetics within the Calvinist tradition.
-
E.
Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
Cornelius Plantinga Jr. is an American Reformed theologian and author known for his influential work on sin, Christian doctrine, and contemporary applications of Trinitarian theology.
- 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_69a8861acab88190bb43cde203429399 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa63587ce08190a6a9e6dae11a708c |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ada980ec888190b78726012e50c905 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adaab3b5008190ba5a07636fe3f2eb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adaea486d0819097357d881b70d114 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.