Triple
T11708168
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers |
E278299
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entity |
| Predicate | preserves |
P1040
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FINISHED |
| Object | letters of Epicurus |
E403437
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NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: letters of Epicurus | Statement: [Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, preserves, letters of Epicurus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: letters of Epicurus Context triple: [Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, preserves, letters of Epicurus]
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A.
Book 10 on Epicurus
chosen
Book 10 on Epicurus is the concluding section of Diogenes Laertius’ biographical compendium that preserves Epicurus’ life, principal doctrines, and several key letters, making it a primary source for Epicurean philosophy.
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B.
De vita et moribus Epicuri
De vita et moribus Epicuri is a biographical and philosophical study in which Pierre Gassendi reconstructs and defends the life and teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus.
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C.
Principal Doctrines of Epicurus
The Principal Doctrines of Epicurus are a collection of concise ethical maxims that summarize Epicurean philosophy on pleasure, virtue, and the pursuit of a tranquil life.
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D.
Platonic letters
The Platonic letters are a collection of epistles attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, whose authenticity is debated but which have historically been used to illuminate his life, political involvement, and philosophical views.
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E.
Apollo Epicurius
Apollo Epicurius is an epithet of the Greek god Apollo venerated as a healer and helper, particularly associated with the sanctuary at Bassae in Arcadia.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aaff2ce88190b4a1e4b341ad5377 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a49de0388190a063739426bf90e8 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ef8374e6cc8190bba7f2f3ca6f4de9 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 3:40 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.