Triple
T277078
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Herbert Spencer |
E5272
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Man Versus the State
The Man Versus the State is a political philosophy book by Herbert Spencer that critiques government intervention and defends individual liberty and limited state power.
|
E36049
|
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 Man Versus the State | Statement: [Herbert Spencer, notableWork, The Man Versus the State]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Man Versus the State Context triple: [Herbert Spencer, notableWork, The Man Versus the State]
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A.
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates is a seminal political-philosophical essay by Wilhelm von Humboldt that argues for limiting state intervention to protect individual freedom and self-development.
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B.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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C.
Beyond Freedom and Dignity
Beyond Freedom and Dignity is a controversial 1971 book by behaviorist B. F. Skinner that argues human behavior is best shaped through environmental conditioning rather than notions of free will or moral autonomy.
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D.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
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E.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
- 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 Man Versus the State Triple: [Herbert Spencer, notableWork, The Man Versus the State]
Generated description
The Man Versus the State is a political philosophy book by Herbert Spencer that critiques government intervention and defends individual liberty and limited state power.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Man Versus the State Target entity description: The Man Versus the State is a political philosophy book by Herbert Spencer that critiques government intervention and defends individual liberty and limited state power.
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A.
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates is a seminal political-philosophical essay by Wilhelm von Humboldt that argues for limiting state intervention to protect individual freedom and self-development.
-
B.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
-
C.
Beyond Freedom and Dignity
Beyond Freedom and Dignity is a controversial 1971 book by behaviorist B. F. Skinner that argues human behavior is best shaped through environmental conditioning rather than notions of free will or moral autonomy.
-
D.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
-
E.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
- 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.