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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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The Bargain
Definition
A voluntary bilateral exchange in which each party offers something the other wants. Smith defines the bargain as the fundamental unit of economic interaction: "Give me that which I want, and you shall have this which you want." It is through bargaining that individuals obtain "the far greater part of those good offices which we stand in need of" in civilised society, as opposed to relying on benevolence or coercion.
Source Chapter
Book I, Chapter 2: "Of the Principle which gives Occasion to the Division of Labour"
Context
The bargain is presented as the practical expression of the propensity to exchange. Smith argues that it is the dominant mode of economic interaction, used even by beggars who exchange charity-received goods for things they actually need.
Economic Domain
Exchange
Smith's Original Wording
"Whoever offers to another a bargain of any kind, proposes to do this. Give me that which I want, and you shall have this which you want, is the meaning of every such offer."