Triple

T4492812
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gareth Evans E100618 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object “Understanding Demonstratives”
“Understanding Demonstratives” is a highly influential philosophical paper by Gareth Evans that analyzes how demonstrative expressions (like “this” and “that”) refer to objects in perception and thought.
 E446855 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: “Understanding Demonstratives” | Statement: [Gareth Evans, notableWork, “Understanding Demonstratives”]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: “Understanding Demonstratives”
Context triple: [Gareth Evans, notableWork, “Understanding Demonstratives”]
  • A. On Sense and Reference
    On Sense and Reference is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that distinguishes between the sense (meaning) and reference (denotation) of linguistic expressions, profoundly influencing analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.
  • B. On Denoting
    "On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
  • C. 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.
  • D. essay "Notes on the Theory of Reference"
    "Notes on the Theory of Reference" is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of meaning and reference within analytic philosophy and logic.
  • E. essay "Reference and Modality"
    "Reference and Modality" is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that critically examines the notions of reference, necessity, and modal logic within analytic philosophy.
  • 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: “Understanding Demonstratives”
Triple: [Gareth Evans, notableWork, “Understanding Demonstratives”]
Generated description
“Understanding Demonstratives” is a highly influential philosophical paper by Gareth Evans that analyzes how demonstrative expressions (like “this” and “that”) refer to objects in perception and thought.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: “Understanding Demonstratives”
Target entity description: “Understanding Demonstratives” is a highly influential philosophical paper by Gareth Evans that analyzes how demonstrative expressions (like “this” and “that”) refer to objects in perception and thought.
  • A. On Sense and Reference
    On Sense and Reference is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that distinguishes between the sense (meaning) and reference (denotation) of linguistic expressions, profoundly influencing analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.
  • B. On Denoting
    "On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
  • C. 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.
  • D. essay "Notes on the Theory of Reference"
    "Notes on the Theory of Reference" is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of meaning and reference within analytic philosophy and logic.
  • E. essay "Reference and Modality"
    "Reference and Modality" is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that critically examines the notions of reference, necessity, and modal logic within analytic philosophy.
  • 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_69bd43cdf15081909a4fa2585ff63b3e completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd5570ba0881908f5fb4f8d0730e64 completed March 20, 2026, 2:10 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bd67b40fd4819098636b6f29304312 completed March 20, 2026, 3:28 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bd688e84fc8190a8900be40e3cf694 completed March 20, 2026, 3:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bd69bcf10c8190bd6ceb6bc604b3f5 completed March 20, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 12:59 p.m.