Triple

T19865310
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mary Midgley E477374 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Evolution as a Religion
Evolution as a Religion is a philosophical critique by Mary Midgley that examines how evolutionary theory can be misused as a quasi-religious worldview rather than a strictly scientific framework.
E1398356 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: Evolution as a Religion | Statement: [Mary Midgley, notableWork, Evolution as a Religion]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evolution as a Religion
Context triple: [Mary Midgley, notableWork, Evolution as a Religion]
  • A. Evolution and Its Relation to Religious Thought
    Evolution and Its Relation to Religious Thought is a late-19th-century work by geologist and philosopher Joseph LeConte that attempts to reconcile Darwinian evolutionary theory with Christian theology.
  • B. The Genetic Gods: Evolution and Belief in Human Affairs
    The Genetic Gods: Evolution and Belief in Human Affairs is a book by geneticist John C. Avise that explores how evolutionary biology and genetics intersect with, inform, and challenge traditional religious and philosophical views about human nature and destiny.
  • C. The Positive Evolution of Religion
    "The Positive Evolution of Religion" is a work by British philosopher and positivist Frederic Harrison that explores the development of religious thought through the lens of positivist philosophy and social progress.
  • D. On Evolution
    "On Evolution" is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist John Maynard Smith that explores key concepts and debates in evolutionary theory.
  • E. Religion in Human Evolution
    Religion in Human Evolution is a major scholarly work that traces the development of religious thought and practice from early human societies to the emergence of the great historical religions, integrating insights from sociology, anthropology, and evolutionary theory.
  • 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: Evolution as a Religion
Triple: [Mary Midgley, notableWork, Evolution as a Religion]
Generated description
Evolution as a Religion is a philosophical critique by Mary Midgley that examines how evolutionary theory can be misused as a quasi-religious worldview rather than a strictly scientific framework.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evolution as a Religion
Target entity description: Evolution as a Religion is a philosophical critique by Mary Midgley that examines how evolutionary theory can be misused as a quasi-religious worldview rather than a strictly scientific framework.
  • A. Evolution and Its Relation to Religious Thought
    Evolution and Its Relation to Religious Thought is a late-19th-century work by geologist and philosopher Joseph LeConte that attempts to reconcile Darwinian evolutionary theory with Christian theology.
  • B. The Genetic Gods: Evolution and Belief in Human Affairs
    The Genetic Gods: Evolution and Belief in Human Affairs is a book by geneticist John C. Avise that explores how evolutionary biology and genetics intersect with, inform, and challenge traditional religious and philosophical views about human nature and destiny.
  • C. The Positive Evolution of Religion
    "The Positive Evolution of Religion" is a work by British philosopher and positivist Frederic Harrison that explores the development of religious thought through the lens of positivist philosophy and social progress.
  • D. On Evolution
    "On Evolution" is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist John Maynard Smith that explores key concepts and debates in evolutionary theory.
  • E. Religion in Human Evolution
    Religion in Human Evolution is a major scholarly work that traces the development of religious thought and practice from early human societies to the emergence of the great historical religions, integrating insights from sociology, anthropology, and evolutionary theory.
  • 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_69d8e51e7d948190aedbcd6c30361c39 completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6589eb24081908715b683de1edc68 completed April 20, 2026, 4:47 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a07d44dbae4819095447a8c7914e369 completed May 16, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07d52ab9e88190a76a5208619e3f62 completed May 16, 2026, 2:23 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07d5d7c4bc8190ab189fa556a956d7 completed May 16, 2026, 2:26 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:51 p.m.