Triple

T2653333
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Elizabeth Anscombe E53949 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object John McDowell
John McDowell is a prominent contemporary philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, language, and ethics, particularly his influential book "Mind and World."
E291073 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: John McDowell | Statement: [Elizabeth Anscombe, influenced, John McDowell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John McDowell
Context triple: [Elizabeth Anscombe, influenced, John McDowell]
  • A. Michael Dummett
    Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
  • B. Wilfrid Sellars
    Wilfrid Sellars was a 20th-century American philosopher best known for his critiques of empiricism and foundationalism and for developing a systematic, scientifically informed account of knowledge and mind.
  • C. Donald Davidson
    Donald Davidson was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, mind, and action, particularly his theories of radical interpretation and anomalous monism.
  • D. Bernard Williams
    Bernard Williams was a prominent 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his critiques of utilitarianism and moral theory, his emphasis on the complexity of ethical life, and his influential work on integrity, moral luck, and the history of philosophy.
  • E. Thomas Nagel
    Thomas Nagel is an American philosopher known for his influential work in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, including the famous essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?".
  • 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: John McDowell
Triple: [Elizabeth Anscombe, influenced, John McDowell]
Generated description
John McDowell is a prominent contemporary philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, language, and ethics, particularly his influential book "Mind and World."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John McDowell
Target entity description: John McDowell is a prominent contemporary philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, language, and ethics, particularly his influential book "Mind and World."
  • A. Michael Dummett
    Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
  • B. Wilfrid Sellars
    Wilfrid Sellars was a 20th-century American philosopher best known for his critiques of empiricism and foundationalism and for developing a systematic, scientifically informed account of knowledge and mind.
  • C. Donald Davidson
    Donald Davidson was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, mind, and action, particularly his theories of radical interpretation and anomalous monism.
  • D. Bernard Williams
    Bernard Williams was a prominent 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his critiques of utilitarianism and moral theory, his emphasis on the complexity of ethical life, and his influential work on integrity, moral luck, and the history of philosophy.
  • E. Thomas Nagel
    Thomas Nagel is an American philosopher known for his influential work in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, including the famous essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?".
  • 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_69ab495e192081909c77b622e8e7e15a completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd93197f48190b04faf358b503204 completed March 7, 2026, 7:52 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afaf4d70388190b6f0e683c77bc262 completed March 10, 2026, 5:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afafddb2a081909b891eed7ba5411d completed March 10, 2026, 5:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afb10304488190a1129efae36b3c4e completed March 10, 2026, 5:49 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:53 p.m.