Triple
T3706321
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bernard Williams |
E80901
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry
Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry is a major philosophical study by Bernard Williams that offers a rigorous and influential interpretation of René Descartes’ epistemology and the ambitions of his method of doubt.
|
E382800
|
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: Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry | Statement: [Bernard Williams, notableWork, Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry Context triple: [Bernard Williams, notableWork, Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry]
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A.
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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B.
A Short History of Modern Philosophy
A Short History of Modern Philosophy is a concise survey of major Western philosophers from Descartes to Wittgenstein, written as an accessible introduction to modern philosophical thought.
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C.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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D.
Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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E.
Epistemology Without a Knowing Subject
Epistemology Without a Knowing Subject is a philosophical work by Karl Popper that develops his theory of objective knowledge by arguing that knowledge can be understood independently of any particular knowing subject.
- 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: Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry Triple: [Bernard Williams, notableWork, Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry]
Generated description
Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry is a major philosophical study by Bernard Williams that offers a rigorous and influential interpretation of René Descartes’ epistemology and the ambitions of his method of doubt.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry Target entity description: Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry is a major philosophical study by Bernard Williams that offers a rigorous and influential interpretation of René Descartes’ epistemology and the ambitions of his method of doubt.
-
A.
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
-
B.
A Short History of Modern Philosophy
A Short History of Modern Philosophy is a concise survey of major Western philosophers from Descartes to Wittgenstein, written as an accessible introduction to modern philosophical thought.
-
C.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
-
D.
Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
-
E.
Epistemology Without a Knowing Subject
Epistemology Without a Knowing Subject is a philosophical work by Karl Popper that develops his theory of objective knowledge by arguing that knowledge can be understood independently of any particular knowing subject.
- 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_69ad8b1793888190a5f70e4b21dc05a1 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc54ce1788190ac000793cbdaba48 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4cdfe77a481908880d0a4a5946656 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4cfcf3bd08190a372be19017adcd0 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4d0bb861c8190a8540198a47c13c1 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:06 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:33 p.m.