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entity_slug: original_destination_of_man
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:03:54.067269'
overall_score: 4.0
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly captures Smith's specific philosophical claim
    about humanity's natural inclination toward agriculture and connects it to capital
    flow patterns. While the concept is somewhat abstract, it's precisely articulated
    and distinguishable from related economic concepts.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity directly reflects Smith's explicit argument in Book III,
    Chapter 1 about the natural order of economic development and humanity's original
    agricultural destination. The concept is clearly stated in the source text rather
    than being an interpretive overlay.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"General Theory" is the appropriate domain placement since this represents
    Smith''s foundational philosophical premise about human nature and economic development
    rather than a specific mechanism or policy. It underpins his broader theoretical
    framework about natural economic progression.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This philosophical premise about human nature's original destination
    is too abstract and foundational to map meaningfully to specific VSM systems.
    It operates at a meta-theoretical level that precedes the operational distinctions
    between S1-S5 systems.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides significant explanatory power by revealing the philosophical
    foundation for Smith's arguments about why capital naturally flows toward agriculture
    first, and why people prefer land ownership. It illuminates the underlying logic
    of his natural order of economic development rather than merely describing surface
    phenomena.
---

# Evaluation: Original Destination Of Man

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly captures Smith's specific philosophical claim about humanity's natural inclination toward agriculture and connects it to capital flow patterns. While the concept is somewhat abstract, it's precisely articulated and distinguishable from related economic concepts.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity directly reflects Smith's explicit argument in Book III, Chapter 1 about the natural order of economic development and humanity's original agricultural destination. The concept is clearly stated in the source text rather than being an interpretive overlay.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

"General Theory" is the appropriate domain placement since this represents Smith's foundational philosophical premise about human nature and economic development rather than a specific mechanism or policy. It underpins his broader theoretical framework about natural economic progression.

## vsm_relevance — 2.0 / 5.0

This philosophical premise about human nature's original destination is too abstract and foundational to map meaningfully to specific VSM systems. It operates at a meta-theoretical level that precedes the operational distinctions between S1-S5 systems.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity provides significant explanatory power by revealing the philosophical foundation for Smith's arguments about why capital naturally flows toward agriculture first, and why people prefer land ownership. It illuminates the underlying logic of his natural order of economic development rather than merely describing surface phenomena.
