tegwick
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Restructure entity storage from per-chapter subdirectories to a flat
canonical set in output/entities/. Each entity exists as a single file;
duplicates across chapters are detected by slug collision and skipped
(first occurrence wins). Chapter views use {{ include }} transclusion
to reference shared entity files.
Add @{existing_entities} macro to extract-entities template so the LLM
knows which entities already exist and focuses on genuinely new ones.
Refactor _call_llm() from _execute_llm() for callers that handle their
own file I/O. 41 unique entities from 4 chapters (2 duplicates removed).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Separation of Trades
Definition
The process by which distinct occupations emerge as separate specialisations, each performed by dedicated practitioners rather than by a single person who performs all tasks. Smith presents the separation of trades as both a consequence and an indicator of the division of labour, noting that it advances furthest in the most industrious and improved countries.
Source Chapter
Book I, Chapter 1: "Of the Division of Labour"
Context
Smith transitions from the pin-factory example to the economy-wide observation that in improved societies, "the farmer is generally nothing but a farmer; the manufacturer, nothing but a manufacturer." He contrasts manufacturing, where trades separate extensively, with agriculture, where seasonal demands prevent full separation.
Economic Domain
Production
Smith's Original Wording
"The separation of different trades and employments from one another, seems to have taken place in consequence of this advantage."