Triple

T277076
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Herbert Spencer E5272 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
E36047 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 Principles of Psychology | Statement: [Herbert Spencer, notableWork, The Principles of Psychology]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Principles of Psychology
Context triple: [Herbert Spencer, notableWork, The Principles of Psychology]
  • A. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
    The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
  • B. The Mind of Primitive Man
    The Mind of Primitive Man is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that challenged scientific racism and argued for the cultural and historical basis of human differences.
  • C. A System of Logic
    A System of Logic is John Stuart Mill’s influential 1843 philosophical treatise that systematically develops inductive logic and the empirical foundations of scientific reasoning.
  • D. An Investigation of the Laws of Thought
    An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is George Boole’s foundational 1854 treatise that established Boolean algebra and helped lay the groundwork for modern mathematical logic and computer science.
  • E. The Problems of Philosophy
    The Problems of Philosophy is a short, accessible 1912 book by Bertrand Russell that introduces key issues in epistemology and metaphysics, such as the nature of reality, knowledge, and appearance versus reality.
  • 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 Principles of Psychology
Triple: [Herbert Spencer, notableWork, The Principles of Psychology]
Generated description
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Principles of Psychology
Target entity description: The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
  • A. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
    The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
  • B. The Mind of Primitive Man
    The Mind of Primitive Man is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that challenged scientific racism and argued for the cultural and historical basis of human differences.
  • C. A System of Logic
    A System of Logic is John Stuart Mill’s influential 1843 philosophical treatise that systematically develops inductive logic and the empirical foundations of scientific reasoning.
  • D. An Investigation of the Laws of Thought
    An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is George Boole’s foundational 1854 treatise that established Boolean algebra and helped lay the groundwork for modern mathematical logic and computer science.
  • E. The Problems of Philosophy
    The Problems of Philosophy is a short, accessible 1912 book by Bertrand Russell that introduces key issues in epistemology and metaphysics, such as the nature of reality, knowledge, and appearance versus reality.
  • 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_69a257e6c8788190987dfe705ca2912a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25ded68c88190b1fc595ce329aeb9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a391525a7081909166884a8ea47ace completed March 1, 2026, 1:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a391e734148190a56e6a07447af304 completed March 1, 2026, 1:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3924ca2148190811f9d376805d0cd completed March 1, 2026, 1:11 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:59 a.m.