Triple

T9955577
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Μένων E195437 entity
Predicate introducesConcept P201 FINISHED
Object the paradox of inquiry
The paradox of inquiry is a philosophical problem, discussed in Plato’s Meno, that questions how one can search for knowledge of something completely unknown without already having some prior grasp of it.
E831702 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 paradox of inquiry | Statement: [Μένων, introducesConcept, the paradox of inquiry]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the paradox of inquiry
Context triple: [Μένων, introducesConcept, the paradox of inquiry]
  • A. The Notion of Truth
    "The Notion of Truth" is a philosophical essay exploring the nature, meaning, and conditions of truth within human understanding and discourse.
  • B. Logic: The Theory of Inquiry
    Logic: The Theory of Inquiry is John Dewey’s major work on logic, presenting a pragmatic account of reasoning as an experimental, inquiry-driven process grounded in experience.
  • C. Constructions of Reason
    Constructions of Reason is a philosophical work by Onora O’Neill that develops a Kantian account of practical reason, autonomy, and justification in ethics and political philosophy.
  • D. The Challenge of Facts
    "The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
  • E. The Art of Thought
    The Art of Thought is a seminal 1926 book by social psychologist Graham Wallas that introduced the influential four-stage model of the creative process (preparation, incubation, illumination, verification).
  • 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 paradox of inquiry
Triple: [Μένων, introducesConcept, the paradox of inquiry]
Generated description
The paradox of inquiry is a philosophical problem, discussed in Plato’s Meno, that questions how one can search for knowledge of something completely unknown without already having some prior grasp of it.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the paradox of inquiry
Target entity description: The paradox of inquiry is a philosophical problem, discussed in Plato’s Meno, that questions how one can search for knowledge of something completely unknown without already having some prior grasp of it.
  • A. The Notion of Truth
    "The Notion of Truth" is a philosophical essay exploring the nature, meaning, and conditions of truth within human understanding and discourse.
  • B. Logic: The Theory of Inquiry
    Logic: The Theory of Inquiry is John Dewey’s major work on logic, presenting a pragmatic account of reasoning as an experimental, inquiry-driven process grounded in experience.
  • C. Constructions of Reason
    Constructions of Reason is a philosophical work by Onora O’Neill that develops a Kantian account of practical reason, autonomy, and justification in ethics and political philosophy.
  • D. The Challenge of Facts
    "The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
  • E. The Art of Thought
    The Art of Thought is a seminal 1926 book by social psychologist Graham Wallas that introduced the influential four-stage model of the creative process (preparation, incubation, illumination, verification).
  • 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_69ca82eaaa008190a54fa1a9f954b9ad completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cdb69631d08190ab2b1d1c22d46da7 completed April 2, 2026, 12:21 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d23d6743c481908a2040eb9d260b4a completed April 5, 2026, 10:45 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d23e6ee6d48190ae724d0ee96b64bf completed April 5, 2026, 10:50 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d23fd274dc8190b7af27cf503d7dc6 completed April 5, 2026, 10:56 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:46 p.m.