Triple

T17122380
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Newton’s bucket argument E415500 entity
Predicate usedToSupport P98 FINISHED
Object Newtonian substantivalism about space
Newtonian substantivalism about space is the philosophical view, inspired by Newton’s mechanics, that space exists as a real, independent entity with its own structure, rather than merely as a system of relations among material objects.
E1251183 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: Newtonian substantivalism about space | Statement: [Newton’s bucket argument, usedToSupport, Newtonian substantivalism about space]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newtonian substantivalism about space
Context triple: [Newton’s bucket argument, usedToSupport, Newtonian substantivalism about space]
  • A. Newton’s bucket argument
    Newton’s bucket argument is a thought experiment by Isaac Newton that uses the behavior of water in a rotating bucket to argue for the existence of absolute space.
  • B. Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
    The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
  • C. The Refutation of Conventionalism
    The Refutation of Conventionalism is a philosophical essay by Hilary Putnam that challenges the view that scientific truths and meanings are merely products of human conventions rather than reflecting objective aspects of reality.
  • D. Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
    Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
  • E. The Tensed Theory of Time
    The Tensed Theory of Time is a philosophical work that defends an A-theoretic, dynamic view of time in which temporal becoming and the distinction between past, present, and future are objectively real.
  • 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: Newtonian substantivalism about space
Triple: [Newton’s bucket argument, usedToSupport, Newtonian substantivalism about space]
Generated description
Newtonian substantivalism about space is the philosophical view, inspired by Newton’s mechanics, that space exists as a real, independent entity with its own structure, rather than merely as a system of relations among material objects.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newtonian substantivalism about space
Target entity description: Newtonian substantivalism about space is the philosophical view, inspired by Newton’s mechanics, that space exists as a real, independent entity with its own structure, rather than merely as a system of relations among material objects.
  • A. Newton’s bucket argument
    Newton’s bucket argument is a thought experiment by Isaac Newton that uses the behavior of water in a rotating bucket to argue for the existence of absolute space.
  • B. Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
    The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
  • C. The Refutation of Conventionalism
    The Refutation of Conventionalism is a philosophical essay by Hilary Putnam that challenges the view that scientific truths and meanings are merely products of human conventions rather than reflecting objective aspects of reality.
  • D. Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
    Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
  • E. The Tensed Theory of Time
    The Tensed Theory of Time is a philosophical work that defends an A-theoretic, dynamic view of time in which temporal becoming and the distinction between past, present, and future are objectively real.
  • 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_69d886d090cc8190a39cb94992586905 completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3e80ac2cc819084fab829917c950a completed April 18, 2026, 8:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a013a1062fc8190b1c4e97f42cf3faa completed May 11, 2026, 2:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a013ae461048190a9ced7e956802958 completed May 11, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a013b6824888190853cf36548507e1b completed May 11, 2026, 2:14 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:36 a.m.