Triple

T21475291
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject J. L. Mackie E529845 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong
Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong is a 1977 philosophical work by J. L. Mackie that famously argues for moral error theory, claiming that objective moral values do not exist.
E1486756 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: Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong | Statement: [J. L. Mackie, notableWork, Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong
Context triple: [J. L. Mackie, notableWork, Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong]
  • A. The Science of Ethics
    The Science of Ethics is a major 19th-century philosophical work by Leslie Stephen that systematically examines moral philosophy and the foundations of ethical theory.
  • B. An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Ethics
    An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Ethics is a concise, accessible introduction to moral philosophy in which Mary Warnock explores key ethical theories and contemporary moral problems for a general readership.
  • C. The Ethical Equations
    The Ethical Equations is a science fiction story by Murray Leinster that explores moral dilemmas arising from advanced technology and human interaction with alien life.
  • D. A Short History of Ethics
    A Short History of Ethics is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that surveys the development of moral thought from ancient Greece to the modern era, critically examining how ethical concepts and theories have evolved.
  • E. The Elements of Morality
    The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
  • 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: Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong
Triple: [J. L. Mackie, notableWork, Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong]
Generated description
Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong is a 1977 philosophical work by J. L. Mackie that famously argues for moral error theory, claiming that objective moral values do not exist.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong
Target entity description: Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong is a 1977 philosophical work by J. L. Mackie that famously argues for moral error theory, claiming that objective moral values do not exist.
  • A. The Science of Ethics
    The Science of Ethics is a major 19th-century philosophical work by Leslie Stephen that systematically examines moral philosophy and the foundations of ethical theory.
  • B. An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Ethics
    An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Ethics is a concise, accessible introduction to moral philosophy in which Mary Warnock explores key ethical theories and contemporary moral problems for a general readership.
  • C. The Ethical Equations
    The Ethical Equations is a science fiction story by Murray Leinster that explores moral dilemmas arising from advanced technology and human interaction with alien life.
  • D. A Short History of Ethics
    A Short History of Ethics is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that surveys the development of moral thought from ancient Greece to the modern era, critically examining how ethical concepts and theories have evolved.
  • E. The Elements of Morality
    The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
  • 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_69e0c459acb481909bb6ee452a0045c7 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e9ea1737f881908ef7889e9568a4d3 completed April 23, 2026, 9:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a09cffba6988190849cfdc01dc840d4 completed May 17, 2026, 2:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09d23d8e0c8190a141bdc443762a73 completed May 17, 2026, 2:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a09d29b775081908be774703201b27c completed May 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:19 p.m.