Triple
T3706341
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bernard Williams |
E80901
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas Nagel |
E94587
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Thomas Nagel | Statement: [Bernard Williams, influenced, Thomas Nagel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Nagel Context triple: [Bernard Williams, influenced, Thomas Nagel]
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A.
Thomas Nagel
chosen
Thomas Nagel is an American philosopher known for his influential work in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, including the famous essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?".
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B.
Owen Flanagan
Owen Flanagan is an American philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, ethics, and the relationship between cognitive science and moral psychology.
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C.
Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams was a prominent 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his critiques of utilitarianism and moral theory, his emphasis on the complexity of ethical life, and his influential work on integrity, moral luck, and the history of philosophy.
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D.
Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams was a British film producer known for his work on notable movies such as "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and other major studio productions.
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E.
John McDowell
John McDowell is a prominent contemporary philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, language, and ethics, particularly his influential book "Mind and World."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69b4db06e8e481908d1f026ce647a6a5 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:50 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:33 p.m.