Triple

T11850450
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kit Fine E281892 entity
Predicate hasWritten P2831 FINISHED
Object “Essence and Modality”
“Essence and Modality” is a seminal philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops an influential account of metaphysical essence and its relationship to modal notions like necessity and possibility.
 E949476 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: “Essence and Modality” | Statement: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “Essence and Modality”]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: “Essence and Modality”
Context triple: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “Essence and Modality”]
  • A. Leibniz's metaphysics of modality
    Leibniz's metaphysics of modality is his philosophical account of possibility, necessity, and contingency grounded in the notion of possible worlds and the principle that God actualizes the best of all compossible worlds.
  • B. Ontology, Identity, and Modality
    Ontology, Identity, and Modality is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Peter van Inwagen that explores fundamental issues in metaphysics, including existence, identity, and possibility.
  • C. The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
    The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
  • D. Possible Worlds and Other Essays
    Possible Worlds and Other Essays is a collection of influential scientific and philosophical essays by geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, exploring topics in biology, evolution, and the nature of science.
  • E. An Essay in Modal Logic
    An Essay in Modal Logic is a foundational philosophical work by G. H. von Wright that systematically develops the principles and systems of modal logic.
  • 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: “Essence and Modality”
Triple: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “Essence and Modality”]
Generated description
“Essence and Modality” is a seminal philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops an influential account of metaphysical essence and its relationship to modal notions like necessity and possibility.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: “Essence and Modality”
Target entity description: “Essence and Modality” is a seminal philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops an influential account of metaphysical essence and its relationship to modal notions like necessity and possibility.
  • A. Leibniz's metaphysics of modality
    Leibniz's metaphysics of modality is his philosophical account of possibility, necessity, and contingency grounded in the notion of possible worlds and the principle that God actualizes the best of all compossible worlds.
  • B. Ontology, Identity, and Modality
    Ontology, Identity, and Modality is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Peter van Inwagen that explores fundamental issues in metaphysics, including existence, identity, and possibility.
  • C. The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
    The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
  • D. Possible Worlds and Other Essays
    Possible Worlds and Other Essays is a collection of influential scientific and philosophical essays by geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, exploring topics in biology, evolution, and the nature of science.
  • E. An Essay in Modal Logic
    An Essay in Modal Logic is a foundational philosophical work by G. H. von Wright that systematically develops the principles and systems of modal logic.
  • 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_69d6ab287ba48190a5178779fd19b9b7 completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d8a65db52c8190a218736da17d0153 completed April 10, 2026, 7:27 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f167b947d48190a07da6f5255d289a completed April 29, 2026, 2:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f17005c318819090e54bc64d135477 completed April 29, 2026, 2:42 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f17814de1881908973af026af5d1d1 completed April 29, 2026, 3:16 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:43 p.m.