Triple

T8047768
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Abdolkarim Soroush E187596 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Expansion and Contraction of Religious Knowledge
The Expansion and Contraction of Religious Knowledge is a seminal work of Islamic philosophy that argues religious understanding is historically contingent, evolving, and distinct from immutable divine revelation.
E706444 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 Expansion and Contraction of Religious Knowledge | Statement: [Abdolkarim Soroush, notableWork, The Expansion and Contraction of Religious Knowledge]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Expansion and Contraction of Religious Knowledge
Context triple: [Abdolkarim Soroush, notableWork, The Expansion and Contraction of Religious Knowledge]
  • A. An Analysis of Religious Belief
    An Analysis of Religious Belief is a 19th-century work of religious criticism by John Russell, Viscount Amberley, examining the origins, validity, and social impact of religious doctrines.
  • B. The Making of Religion
    The Making of Religion is a scholarly work by Andrew Lang that examines the origins and development of religious beliefs, myths, and practices from an anthropological and comparative perspective.
  • C. An Historian’s Approach to Religion
    An Historian’s Approach to Religion is a work by Arnold J. Toynbee in which he examines the development and role of religions within the broader patterns of world history and civilizations.
  • D. Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam
    Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam is a seminal work of anthropology and religious studies in which Talal Asad critically examines how modern concepts of “religion” and secular power emerged through specific Christian and Islamic historical formations.
  • E. Three Essays on Religion
    Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
  • 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 Expansion and Contraction of Religious Knowledge
Triple: [Abdolkarim Soroush, notableWork, The Expansion and Contraction of Religious Knowledge]
Generated description
The Expansion and Contraction of Religious Knowledge is a seminal work of Islamic philosophy that argues religious understanding is historically contingent, evolving, and distinct from immutable divine revelation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Expansion and Contraction of Religious Knowledge
Target entity description: The Expansion and Contraction of Religious Knowledge is a seminal work of Islamic philosophy that argues religious understanding is historically contingent, evolving, and distinct from immutable divine revelation.
  • A. An Analysis of Religious Belief
    An Analysis of Religious Belief is a 19th-century work of religious criticism by John Russell, Viscount Amberley, examining the origins, validity, and social impact of religious doctrines.
  • B. The Making of Religion
    The Making of Religion is a scholarly work by Andrew Lang that examines the origins and development of religious beliefs, myths, and practices from an anthropological and comparative perspective.
  • C. An Historian’s Approach to Religion
    An Historian’s Approach to Religion is a work by Arnold J. Toynbee in which he examines the development and role of religions within the broader patterns of world history and civilizations.
  • D. Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam
    Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam is a seminal work of anthropology and religious studies in which Talal Asad critically examines how modern concepts of “religion” and secular power emerged through specific Christian and Islamic historical formations.
  • E. Three Essays on Religion
    Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
  • 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_69ca82b15e948190a62fd7af5218426a completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb3f4f0bf88190b8a706186118c977 completed March 31, 2026, 3:28 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cc5711d2bc8190911f2cade7596be5 completed March 31, 2026, 11:21 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cc58edb31881909b6efd2fbbc2480e completed March 31, 2026, 11:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cc5ccee5648190a8ebdf8029eded98 completed March 31, 2026, 11:46 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:24 p.m.