Triple
T8503955
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Gardner |
E201287
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
On Moral Fiction
On Moral Fiction is a critical work by novelist and essayist John Gardner that argues for the ethical responsibility of literature and the importance of moral purpose in art.
|
E739224
|
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: On Moral Fiction | Statement: [John Gardner, notableWork, On Moral Fiction]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Moral Fiction Context triple: [John Gardner, notableWork, On Moral Fiction]
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A.
The Nature and Aim of Fiction
The Nature and Aim of Fiction is an influential essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores what fiction is, how it works, and what purposes it serves in the writer’s and reader’s experience.
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B.
A Preface to Morals
A Preface to Morals is a 1929 philosophical work by American writer Walter Lippmann that examines the challenges of finding ethical guidance in a secular, modern society.
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C.
On the Basis of Morality
On the Basis of Morality is a philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer in which he argues that genuine ethics is grounded in compassion rather than rational duty or self-interest.
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D.
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Richard Price that defends rationalist ethics and the objectivity of moral truths.
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E.
Moral Man and Immoral Society
Moral Man and Immoral Society is a seminal 1932 work of Christian social ethics in which Reinhold Niebuhr argues that individuals can act morally but groups and societies are driven by power and self-interest, requiring realistic political constraints.
- 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: On Moral Fiction Triple: [John Gardner, notableWork, On Moral Fiction]
Generated description
On Moral Fiction is a critical work by novelist and essayist John Gardner that argues for the ethical responsibility of literature and the importance of moral purpose in art.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Moral Fiction Target entity description: On Moral Fiction is a critical work by novelist and essayist John Gardner that argues for the ethical responsibility of literature and the importance of moral purpose in art.
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A.
The Nature and Aim of Fiction
The Nature and Aim of Fiction is an influential essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores what fiction is, how it works, and what purposes it serves in the writer’s and reader’s experience.
-
B.
A Preface to Morals
A Preface to Morals is a 1929 philosophical work by American writer Walter Lippmann that examines the challenges of finding ethical guidance in a secular, modern society.
-
C.
On the Basis of Morality
On the Basis of Morality is a philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer in which he argues that genuine ethics is grounded in compassion rather than rational duty or self-interest.
-
D.
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Richard Price that defends rationalist ethics and the objectivity of moral truths.
-
E.
Moral Man and Immoral Society
Moral Man and Immoral Society is a seminal 1932 work of Christian social ethics in which Reinhold Niebuhr argues that individuals can act morally but groups and societies are driven by power and self-interest, requiring realistic political constraints.
- 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_69ca831fe47c8190b5c57b456d2aefa0 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe59d67d081908155a43b9b463fe3 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4e26a3108190a48b00c2927be971 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce4ff88ff48190a5641635187a9e4f |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce50fd3150819097562093bee78a6d |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:14 p.m.