Triple
T2996674
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Daniel Dennett |
E81085
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University
The Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University is a distinguished endowed chair in philosophy held by prominent philosopher Daniel Dennett.
|
E319072
|
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: Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University | Statement: [Daniel Dennett, positionHeld, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University Context triple: [Daniel Dennett, positionHeld, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University]
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A.
John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy
The John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of Notre Dame held by leading scholars such as Alvin Plantinga.
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B.
John Perry (philosopher)
John Perry is an American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, personal identity, and the nature of the self.
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C.
Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
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D.
Nicholas Wolterstorff
Nicholas Wolterstorff is an American philosopher renowned for his work in analytic philosophy of religion, political philosophy, and aesthetics, and as a leading figure in Reformed epistemology.
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E.
Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London
The Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London is a prestigious academic chair in philosophy historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
- 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: Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University Triple: [Daniel Dennett, positionHeld, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University]
Generated description
The Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University is a distinguished endowed chair in philosophy held by prominent philosopher Daniel Dennett.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University Target entity description: The Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University is a distinguished endowed chair in philosophy held by prominent philosopher Daniel Dennett.
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A.
John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy
The John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of Notre Dame held by leading scholars such as Alvin Plantinga.
-
B.
John Perry (philosopher)
John Perry is an American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, personal identity, and the nature of the self.
-
C.
Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
-
D.
Nicholas Wolterstorff
Nicholas Wolterstorff is an American philosopher renowned for his work in analytic philosophy of religion, political philosophy, and aesthetics, and as a leading figure in Reformed epistemology.
-
E.
Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London
The Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London is a prestigious academic chair in philosophy historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
- 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_69ad8b187fc8819085914d3c9ea3142d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad99f481688190ae8cd1e057f9dfc7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b12e419e508190be23a2d413357058 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 8:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1326a2c088190b58fc0a35fe728ea |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9:14 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1d35cf53c81909738765bef09535b |
completed | March 11, 2026, 8:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:59 p.m.