Triple

T19612820
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject J. M. E. McTaggart E470775 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Unreality of Time
The Unreality of Time is a famous 1908 philosophical paper by J. M. E. McTaggart that argues time is an illusion and distinguishes between the A-series and B-series of temporal ordering.
E1387137 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 Unreality of Time | Statement: [J. M. E. McTaggart, notableWork, The Unreality of Time]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Unreality of Time
Context triple: [J. M. E. McTaggart, notableWork, The Unreality of Time]
  • A. Deceits of Time
    Deceits of Time is a novel by British author Isabel Colegate, known for its incisive exploration of class, memory, and the lingering effects of the past on contemporary life.
  • B. The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time
    The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time is a 1985 experimental German film by Alexander Kluge that blends documentary, fiction, and essayistic elements to explore modern society, media, and temporality.
  • C. The Refusal of Time
    The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
  • D. The Moods of Time
    The Moods of Time is a sculptural group by American artist Paul Manship, best known as one of the allegorical bronze reliefs surrounding his iconic Prometheus statue at New York’s Rockefeller Center.
  • E. Persistence of Time
    Persistence of Time is a 1990 thrash metal album by American band Anthrax, known for its darker tone, complex songwriting, and socially conscious lyrics.
  • 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 Unreality of Time
Triple: [J. M. E. McTaggart, notableWork, The Unreality of Time]
Generated description
The Unreality of Time is a famous 1908 philosophical paper by J. M. E. McTaggart that argues time is an illusion and distinguishes between the A-series and B-series of temporal ordering.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Unreality of Time
Target entity description: The Unreality of Time is a famous 1908 philosophical paper by J. M. E. McTaggart that argues time is an illusion and distinguishes between the A-series and B-series of temporal ordering.
  • A. Deceits of Time
    Deceits of Time is a novel by British author Isabel Colegate, known for its incisive exploration of class, memory, and the lingering effects of the past on contemporary life.
  • B. The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time
    The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time is a 1985 experimental German film by Alexander Kluge that blends documentary, fiction, and essayistic elements to explore modern society, media, and temporality.
  • C. The Refusal of Time
    The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
  • D. The Moods of Time
    The Moods of Time is a sculptural group by American artist Paul Manship, best known as one of the allegorical bronze reliefs surrounding his iconic Prometheus statue at New York’s Rockefeller Center.
  • E. Persistence of Time
    Persistence of Time is a 1990 thrash metal album by American band Anthrax, known for its darker tone, complex songwriting, and socially conscious lyrics.
  • 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_69d8e510fa248190b7afb274a1d4cf73 completed April 10, 2026, 11:54 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e640cd5de48190a9f7bab4da3f5b5a completed April 20, 2026, 3:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0771b2075481908c18e903421703cf completed May 15, 2026, 7:19 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0772b3e6c88190b341479f838093f8 completed May 15, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a077334652c8190b044d444e3004f29 completed May 15, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:43 p.m.