Triple
T3464045
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gorgias |
E73092
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
On Non-Existence
On Non-Existence is a lost sophistic treatise, attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Gorgias, that famously argues in paradoxical fashion that nothing exists, that if anything did exist it would be unknowable, and that if it were knowable it could not be communicated.
|
E359021
|
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: On Non-Existence | Statement: [Gorgias, notableWork, On Non-Existence]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Non-Existence Context triple: [Gorgias, notableWork, On Non-Existence]
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A.
A Paradox of Existence
"A Paradox of Existence" is a philosophical work by Stephen Yablo that explores self-reference, existence, and paradoxes in metaphysics and logic.
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B.
Nihil Sine Deo
Nihil Sine Deo is a Latin motto meaning “Nothing without God,” historically associated with the House of Hohenzollern and later adopted as Romania’s national motto.
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C.
“On What There Is”
“On What There Is” is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues for a criterion of ontological commitment based on the quantificational structure of our best scientific theories.
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D.
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence is a philosophical work by Bruno Latour that proposes a pluralistic ontology to account for the diverse ways beings exist and gain legitimacy in modern societies.
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E.
On Contradiction
"On Contradiction" is a 1937 philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that systematically applies and develops Marxist dialectical materialism to analyze the nature and role of contradictions in social and historical processes.
- 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: On Non-Existence Triple: [Gorgias, notableWork, On Non-Existence]
Generated description
On Non-Existence is a lost sophistic treatise, attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Gorgias, that famously argues in paradoxical fashion that nothing exists, that if anything did exist it would be unknowable, and that if it were knowable it could not be communicated.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Non-Existence Target entity description: On Non-Existence is a lost sophistic treatise, attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Gorgias, that famously argues in paradoxical fashion that nothing exists, that if anything did exist it would be unknowable, and that if it were knowable it could not be communicated.
-
A.
A Paradox of Existence
"A Paradox of Existence" is a philosophical work by Stephen Yablo that explores self-reference, existence, and paradoxes in metaphysics and logic.
-
B.
Nihil Sine Deo
Nihil Sine Deo is a Latin motto meaning “Nothing without God,” historically associated with the House of Hohenzollern and later adopted as Romania’s national motto.
-
C.
“On What There Is”
“On What There Is” is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues for a criterion of ontological commitment based on the quantificational structure of our best scientific theories.
-
D.
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence is a philosophical work by Bruno Latour that proposes a pluralistic ontology to account for the diverse ways beings exist and gain legitimacy in modern societies.
-
E.
On Contradiction
"On Contradiction" is a 1937 philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that systematically applies and develops Marxist dialectical materialism to analyze the nature and role of contradictions in social and historical processes.
- 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_69ad85b224d481908ff8be51338d24ff |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbb0b73f481908c9f8d2b9b9bbbaf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b3612720308190b5a0d943a754883f |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b361c3f7508190aacfc24528546614 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b36249b50881909ebae2d35b30cc1c |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:17 p.m.