Triple

T235622
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Adam Smith E4818 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Theory of Moral Sentiments
The Theory of Moral Sentiments is Adam Smith’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins of human morality, sympathy, and ethical judgment.
E30267 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: The Theory of Moral Sentiments | Statement: [Adam Smith, notableWork, The Theory of Moral Sentiments]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Context triple: [Adam Smith, notableWork, The Theory of Moral Sentiments]
  • A. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
    An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals is a philosophical work by David Hume that develops his influential account of morality as grounded in human sentiment rather than reason alone.
  • B. Essays, Moral and Political
    Essays, Moral and Political is an early collection of philosophical writings by David Hume that explores topics in ethics, politics, and human nature, helping to establish his reputation as a leading Enlightenment thinker.
  • C. The Wealth of Nations
    The Wealth of Nations is Adam Smith’s foundational 1776 treatise on economics that laid the groundwork for classical free-market theory and modern economic thought.
  • D. On Human Nature
    On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
  • E. The Conduct of Life
    The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
  • 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: The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Triple: [Adam Smith, notableWork, The Theory of Moral Sentiments]
Generated description
The Theory of Moral Sentiments is Adam Smith’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins of human morality, sympathy, and ethical judgment.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Target entity description: The Theory of Moral Sentiments is Adam Smith’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins of human morality, sympathy, and ethical judgment.
  • A. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
    An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals is a philosophical work by David Hume that develops his influential account of morality as grounded in human sentiment rather than reason alone.
  • B. Essays, Moral and Political
    Essays, Moral and Political is an early collection of philosophical writings by David Hume that explores topics in ethics, politics, and human nature, helping to establish his reputation as a leading Enlightenment thinker.
  • C. The Wealth of Nations
    The Wealth of Nations is Adam Smith’s foundational 1776 treatise on economics that laid the groundwork for classical free-market theory and modern economic thought.
  • D. On Human Nature
    On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
  • E. The Conduct of Life
    The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
  • 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_69a257c3d0708190b0871c4269d273e6 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25ccab7648190be6e4f5febc1e313 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3647a0f9c8190879f9fe425d901a7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 9:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3654cdfb08190bf9ae2aad3769191 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 9:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a365c391a081908196b842c69e8ddb completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:01 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.