Triple

T4158036
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Emil Cioran E91462 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Temptation to Exist
The Temptation to Exist is a collection of philosophical essays by Emil Cioran that explores themes of nihilism, despair, and the burdens of consciousness in Cioran’s characteristically aphoristic and pessimistic style.
E417837 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: The Temptation to Exist | Statement: [Emil Cioran, notableWork, The Temptation to Exist]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Temptation to Exist
Context triple: [Emil Cioran, notableWork, The Temptation to Exist]
  • A. The Transcendental Temptation
    The Transcendental Temptation is a seminal work of secular humanism and skepticism in which philosopher Paul Kurtz critically examines religious and paranormal claims, arguing for a naturalistic, evidence-based worldview.
  • B. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
    Fumbling Towards Ecstasy is a critically acclaimed 1993 album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its atmospheric production and introspective, emotionally rich songwriting.
  • C. Enemies of the Permanent Things
    Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
  • D. Escape from Reason
    Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
  • E. Farewell to Reason
    Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
  • 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: The Temptation to Exist
Triple: [Emil Cioran, notableWork, The Temptation to Exist]
Generated description
The Temptation to Exist is a collection of philosophical essays by Emil Cioran that explores themes of nihilism, despair, and the burdens of consciousness in Cioran’s characteristically aphoristic and pessimistic style.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Temptation to Exist
Target entity description: The Temptation to Exist is a collection of philosophical essays by Emil Cioran that explores themes of nihilism, despair, and the burdens of consciousness in Cioran’s characteristically aphoristic and pessimistic style.
  • A. The Transcendental Temptation
    The Transcendental Temptation is a seminal work of secular humanism and skepticism in which philosopher Paul Kurtz critically examines religious and paranormal claims, arguing for a naturalistic, evidence-based worldview.
  • B. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
    Fumbling Towards Ecstasy is a critically acclaimed 1993 album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its atmospheric production and introspective, emotionally rich songwriting.
  • C. Enemies of the Permanent Things
    Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
  • D. Escape from Reason
    Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
  • E. Farewell to Reason
    Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
  • 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_69aed9626ebc8190a39de631788bea3e completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69af02919134819080ef36598bb4ca32 completed March 9, 2026, 5:25 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b57f3e3794819095659b7b51dfa742 completed March 14, 2026, 3:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5803a2d00819084bcc4932846473e completed March 14, 2026, 3:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b580a0be508190b0410d2de905da71 completed March 14, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:44 p.m.