Triple

T3843112
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David Lewis E93500 entity
Predicate theoryDeveloped P119 FINISHED
Object counterpart theory of trans-world identity
The counterpart theory of trans-world identity is David Lewis’s influential modal metaphysical view that individuals in different possible worlds are not literally the same entity but related by similarity-based “counterpart” relations.
E392413 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: counterpart theory of trans-world identity | Statement: [David Lewis, theoryDeveloped, counterpart theory of trans-world identity]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: counterpart theory of trans-world identity
Context triple: [David Lewis, theoryDeveloped, counterpart theory of trans-world identity]
  • A. Possible Worlds and Other Essays
    Possible Worlds and Other Essays is a collection of influential scientific and philosophical essays by geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, exploring topics in biology, evolution, and the nature of science.
  • B. Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis
    "Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how reference, naming, and abstract entities arise within our linguistic and conceptual frameworks.
  • C. Paradoxes of plurality
    Paradoxes of plurality are a set of arguments by Zeno of Elea that challenge the coherence of the concepts of plurality and divisibility in space and time.
  • D. Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics
    Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics is a seminal 1959 work of analytic philosophy that develops a systematic account of our conceptual scheme for thinking about objects, persons, and their identity over time.
  • E. On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
    On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
  • 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: counterpart theory of trans-world identity
Triple: [David Lewis, theoryDeveloped, counterpart theory of trans-world identity]
Generated description
The counterpart theory of trans-world identity is David Lewis’s influential modal metaphysical view that individuals in different possible worlds are not literally the same entity but related by similarity-based “counterpart” relations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: counterpart theory of trans-world identity
Target entity description: The counterpart theory of trans-world identity is David Lewis’s influential modal metaphysical view that individuals in different possible worlds are not literally the same entity but related by similarity-based “counterpart” relations.
  • A. Possible Worlds and Other Essays
    Possible Worlds and Other Essays is a collection of influential scientific and philosophical essays by geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, exploring topics in biology, evolution, and the nature of science.
  • B. Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis
    "Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how reference, naming, and abstract entities arise within our linguistic and conceptual frameworks.
  • C. Paradoxes of plurality
    Paradoxes of plurality are a set of arguments by Zeno of Elea that challenge the coherence of the concepts of plurality and divisibility in space and time.
  • D. Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics
    Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics is a seminal 1959 work of analytic philosophy that develops a systematic account of our conceptual scheme for thinking about objects, persons, and their identity over time.
  • E. On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
    On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
  • 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_69aed96ce578819084ab16e3439976c9 completed March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aeebb4fd308190a636ba9dbbe57ed6 completed March 9, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5040f93948190b104cf1b7db671b7 completed March 14, 2026, 6:45 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b504c46dcc8190a9775c39e5c734a9 completed March 14, 2026, 6:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b505742830819093a861bde17c03c0 completed March 14, 2026, 6:51 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:18 p.m.