---
entity_slug: master_artificer
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:49:31.066156'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes a master artificer as a skilled
    craftsman who employs capital, with specific characteristics regarding fixed vs.
    circulating capital usage. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct economic
    role, though it could be slightly more precise about what constitutes "skilled"
    in this context.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's discussion in Book II, Chapter
    1, where he explicitly uses master artificers as examples when analyzing the different
    proportions of fixed and circulating capital across various trades and occupations.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Production" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as master
    artificers are fundamentally engaged in the production of goods through skilled
    craftsmanship, representing a key category of productive labor in Smith's framework.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as it represents a fundamental
    productive unit in the economic system. It also has some relevance to S3 (internal
    regulation) in terms of how capital allocation decisions are made within the craft
    operation.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity provides genuine explanatory value by illustrating the structural
    relationship between different types of capital usage across occupations, serving
    as a concrete example of Smith's broader theoretical framework about capital allocation
    and productive organization.
---

# Evaluation: Master Artificer

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes a master artificer as a skilled craftsman who employs capital, with specific characteristics regarding fixed vs. circulating capital usage. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct economic role, though it could be slightly more precise about what constitutes "skilled" in this context.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's discussion in Book II, Chapter 1, where he explicitly uses master artificers as examples when analyzing the different proportions of fixed and circulating capital across various trades and occupations.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Production" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as master artificers are fundamentally engaged in the production of goods through skilled craftsmanship, representing a key category of productive labor in Smith's framework.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as it represents a fundamental productive unit in the economic system. It also has some relevance to S3 (internal regulation) in terms of how capital allocation decisions are made within the craft operation.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity provides genuine explanatory value by illustrating the structural relationship between different types of capital usage across occupations, serving as a concrete example of Smith's broader theoretical framework about capital allocation and productive organization.
