Triple

T4628696

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Theophrastus	`E101160`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	Metaphysics (On First Principles) Metaphysics (On First Principles) is a philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the fundamental nature of reality, causation, and first principles in the Aristotelian tradition.	`E457211`	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: Metaphysics (On First Principles) | Statement: [Theophrastus, notableWork, Metaphysics (On First Principles)]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Metaphysics (On First Principles)
Context triple: [Theophrastus, notableWork, Metaphysics (On First Principles)]

A. Introduction to Metaphysics
Introduction to Metaphysics is a 1935 lecture course by German philosopher Martin Heidegger that probes the fundamental question of the meaning of Being and critiques the metaphysical foundations of Western thought.
B. Philosophia prima sive ontologia
Philosophia prima sive ontologia is Christian Wolff’s foundational treatise on metaphysics, in which he systematically develops a rationalist account of being and its most general principles.
C. Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
D. The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
E. Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural 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: Metaphysics (On First Principles)
Triple: [Theophrastus, notableWork, Metaphysics (On First Principles)]

Generated description

Metaphysics (On First Principles) is a philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the fundamental nature of reality, causation, and first principles in the Aristotelian tradition.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Metaphysics (On First Principles)
Target entity description: Metaphysics (On First Principles) is a philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the fundamental nature of reality, causation, and first principles in the Aristotelian tradition.

A. Introduction to Metaphysics
Introduction to Metaphysics is a 1935 lecture course by German philosopher Martin Heidegger that probes the fundamental question of the meaning of Being and critiques the metaphysical foundations of Western thought.
B. Philosophia prima sive ontologia
Philosophia prima sive ontologia is Christian Wolff’s foundational treatise on metaphysics, in which he systematically develops a rationalist account of being and its most general principles.
C. Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
D. The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
E. Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural 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_69bd43d0497c8190ac23c65c5804846a`	completed	March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69bd5a300e6081909fa9f504aada33ea`	completed	March 20, 2026, 2:31 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69bdfab4f4808190920e420f566dec9b`	completed	March 21, 2026, 1:56 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69bdfc0964c881909e6b98a1c8ea747f`	completed	March 21, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69bdfce1be788190ae3418df301e5136`	completed	March 21, 2026, 2:05 a.m.

Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:13 p.m.