Triple

T5539699
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Arnold Toynbee E145255 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Civilization on Trial
Civilization on Trial is a collection of essays by historian Arnold J. Toynbee examining the challenges, crises, and future prospects of modern civilization.
E530407 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: Civilization on Trial | Statement: [Arnold Toynbee, notableWork, Civilization on Trial]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civilization on Trial
Context triple: [Arnold Toynbee, notableWork, Civilization on Trial]
  • A. Discontent and Its Civilizations
    Discontent and Its Civilizations is a collection of essays by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid that reflects on politics, identity, and globalization in the post-9/11 world.
  • B. The Law of Civilization and Decay
    The Law of Civilization and Decay is a historical and sociological study by Brooks Adams that analyzes the rise and fall of civilizations through economic and psychological forces.
  • C. The Meaning of History
    The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
  • D. The Conventional Lies of Our Civilization
    The Conventional Lies of Our Civilization is a critical social and cultural commentary by Max Nordau that challenges the moral and ideological foundations of late 19th-century European society.
  • E. The West and the Rest
    The West and the Rest is a political and cultural critique by philosopher Roger Scruton examining the historical development, values, and global impact of Western civilization in contrast to non-Western societies.
  • 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: Civilization on Trial
Triple: [Arnold Toynbee, notableWork, Civilization on Trial]
Generated description
Civilization on Trial is a collection of essays by historian Arnold J. Toynbee examining the challenges, crises, and future prospects of modern civilization.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civilization on Trial
Target entity description: Civilization on Trial is a collection of essays by historian Arnold J. Toynbee examining the challenges, crises, and future prospects of modern civilization.
  • A. Discontent and Its Civilizations
    Discontent and Its Civilizations is a collection of essays by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid that reflects on politics, identity, and globalization in the post-9/11 world.
  • B. The Law of Civilization and Decay
    The Law of Civilization and Decay is a historical and sociological study by Brooks Adams that analyzes the rise and fall of civilizations through economic and psychological forces.
  • C. The Meaning of History
    The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
  • D. The Conventional Lies of Our Civilization
    The Conventional Lies of Our Civilization is a critical social and cultural commentary by Max Nordau that challenges the moral and ideological foundations of late 19th-century European society.
  • E. The West and the Rest
    The West and the Rest is a political and cultural critique by philosopher Roger Scruton examining the historical development, values, and global impact of Western civilization in contrast to non-Western societies.
  • 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_69c008fa64888190adae56c8f9ea4031 completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c01fb487648190948493fe96cec0ff completed March 22, 2026, 4:58 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c0281bfcc48190a0e4e51b4dca5a4b completed March 22, 2026, 5:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c0362dc2648190b1cb81d6aa3050da completed March 22, 2026, 6:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c036adf9ac8190aed5688d67e52304 completed March 22, 2026, 6:36 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:35 p.m.