Triple

T8037033
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ralph Metzner E187132 entity
Predicate authorOf P4244 FINISHED
Object The Unfolding Self
The Unfolding Self is a psychological and spiritual exploration by Ralph Metzner that examines human growth, transformation, and consciousness through a transpersonal lens.
E708586 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 Unfolding Self | Statement: [Ralph Metzner, authorOf, The Unfolding Self]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Unfolding Self
Context triple: [Ralph Metzner, authorOf, The Unfolding Self]
  • A. Sources of the Self
    Sources of the Self is a major philosophical work by Charles Taylor that traces the historical development of modern identity and moral frameworks in Western thought.
  • B. Problems of the Self
    Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
  • C. Oneself as Another
    "Oneself as Another" is a major philosophical work by Paul Ricoeur that explores personal identity, selfhood, and ethics through the lens of narrative and hermeneutic phenomenology.
  • D. Toward a Psychology of Being
    Toward a Psychology of Being is a seminal humanistic psychology book by Abraham Maslow that explores self-actualization and the realization of human potential.
  • E. The Unbearable Wholeness of Being
    The Unbearable Wholeness of Being is a theological and philosophical work that explores how contemporary science, especially evolution and quantum physics, reshapes Christian understandings of God, creation, and human personhood.
  • 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 Unfolding Self
Triple: [Ralph Metzner, authorOf, The Unfolding Self]
Generated description
The Unfolding Self is a psychological and spiritual exploration by Ralph Metzner that examines human growth, transformation, and consciousness through a transpersonal lens.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Unfolding Self
Target entity description: The Unfolding Self is a psychological and spiritual exploration by Ralph Metzner that examines human growth, transformation, and consciousness through a transpersonal lens.
  • A. Sources of the Self
    Sources of the Self is a major philosophical work by Charles Taylor that traces the historical development of modern identity and moral frameworks in Western thought.
  • B. Problems of the Self
    Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
  • C. Oneself as Another
    "Oneself as Another" is a major philosophical work by Paul Ricoeur that explores personal identity, selfhood, and ethics through the lens of narrative and hermeneutic phenomenology.
  • D. Toward a Psychology of Being
    Toward a Psychology of Being is a seminal humanistic psychology book by Abraham Maslow that explores self-actualization and the realization of human potential.
  • E. The Unbearable Wholeness of Being
    The Unbearable Wholeness of Being is a theological and philosophical work that explores how contemporary science, especially evolution and quantum physics, reshapes Christian understandings of God, creation, and human personhood.
  • 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_69ca82ae2d1081909dbfee42b41db419 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb3f188e1c8190b92760c91d31f2df completed March 31, 2026, 3:27 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cc56fa97ac8190a0bd646d9ec345e4 completed March 31, 2026, 11:21 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cc58abd96c8190ab9eeaece67d5408 completed March 31, 2026, 11:28 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cc5cc2f71081909cb7c0c245368edb completed March 31, 2026, 11:46 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:22 p.m.