tegwick
a9ca0adfcf
Batch evaluation of all 988 entities via OpenRouter. 984 succeeded on first pass; 3 failed (network errors). eval-summary --update-metrics written with per_entity_mean=3.9556. Viability dashboard: 6/6 PASS redundancy_ratio 0.0061 (max 0.10) coverage_ratio 0.6190 (min 0.40) coherence_comps 0.0000 (max 3) consistency_cycles 0.0000 (max 0) granularity_entropy 2.6748 (min 1.0) per_entity_mean 3.9556 (min 3.5) Dimension breakdown (mean across 985 entities): definition_precision 3.62 source_grounding 4.36 domain_placement 4.56 vsm_relevance 3.31 explanatory_value 3.94 Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
65 lines
3.5 KiB
Markdown
65 lines
3.5 KiB
Markdown
---
|
|
entity_slug: mercantile_system
|
|
evaluator: null
|
|
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:50:58.790197'
|
|
overall_score: 4.2
|
|
scores:
|
|
- name: definition_precision
|
|
value: 4.0
|
|
max_value: 5.0
|
|
rationale: 'The definition clearly identifies the mercantile system''s core tenets:
|
|
export promotion, import restriction, wealth as precious metals accumulation,
|
|
and favorable trade balance as prosperity driver. It avoids circularity and captures
|
|
a distinct economic doctrine with specific policy implications.'
|
|
- name: source_grounding
|
|
value: 5.0
|
|
max_value: 5.0
|
|
rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text, particularly Book IV
|
|
where he extensively analyzes and critiques mercantilism as the dominant economic
|
|
thinking of his era. Smith explicitly discusses mercantile principles and their
|
|
influence on policy throughout multiple chapters.
|
|
- name: domain_placement
|
|
value: 4.0
|
|
max_value: 5.0
|
|
rationale: '"General Theory" is appropriate since mercantilism represents a comprehensive
|
|
economic worldview that Smith systematically examines and refutes. It could potentially
|
|
fit in a trade policy domain, but its theoretical scope justifies the current
|
|
placement.'
|
|
- name: vsm_relevance
|
|
value: 3.0
|
|
max_value: 5.0
|
|
rationale: The mercantile system maps primarily to S4 (intelligence/environmental
|
|
adaptation) as it represents a flawed model for understanding economic environment
|
|
and trade relationships. It also touches S5 (policy/identity) in shaping national
|
|
economic identity, making it moderately relevant to VSM analysis.
|
|
- name: explanatory_value
|
|
value: 5.0
|
|
max_value: 5.0
|
|
rationale: This entity provides exceptional explanatory power by identifying the
|
|
intellectual foundation underlying the trade policies Smith criticizes. Understanding
|
|
mercantilism is essential for grasping Smith's arguments about free trade, comparative
|
|
advantage, and the nature of wealth creation.
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
# Evaluation: Mercantile System
|
|
|
|
## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0
|
|
|
|
The definition clearly identifies the mercantile system's core tenets: export promotion, import restriction, wealth as precious metals accumulation, and favorable trade balance as prosperity driver. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct economic doctrine with specific policy implications.
|
|
|
|
## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0
|
|
|
|
This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text, particularly Book IV where he extensively analyzes and critiques mercantilism as the dominant economic thinking of his era. Smith explicitly discusses mercantile principles and their influence on policy throughout multiple chapters.
|
|
|
|
## domain_placement — 4.0 / 5.0
|
|
|
|
"General Theory" is appropriate since mercantilism represents a comprehensive economic worldview that Smith systematically examines and refutes. It could potentially fit in a trade policy domain, but its theoretical scope justifies the current placement.
|
|
|
|
## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0
|
|
|
|
The mercantile system maps primarily to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as it represents a flawed model for understanding economic environment and trade relationships. It also touches S5 (policy/identity) in shaping national economic identity, making it moderately relevant to VSM analysis.
|
|
|
|
## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0
|
|
|
|
This entity provides exceptional explanatory power by identifying the intellectual foundation underlying the trade policies Smith criticizes. Understanding mercantilism is essential for grasping Smith's arguments about free trade, comparative advantage, and the nature of wealth creation.
|