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An uncontrolled Administrative State throws the separation of powers out of kilter
The short paragraphs below were drafted as a prologue to next week’s post on Rome. But today I read an article by James Bacon who refreshingly advises…
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Michael G. Heller
The Roman Republic as System
In last week’s post I left you with my proposition that the Roman republic could be classified as a society of ‘participatory differentiation’. The…
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Michael G. Heller
Rome and participatory differentiation
If the term ‘participatory differentiation’ is to be used to classify Athens and Rome as type 5 societies then two dimensions of ‘participation’ must be…
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Michael G. Heller
Were the powers separated in Rome?
I previously very briefly introduced four concepts of differentiation — individual (prehistory), group-over-person (egalitarianism), person-over-group…
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Michael G. Heller
My illustrated theory of Political Pi π
Roman Mosaic Circle Pattern The Pi of Governing is a calculation of a non-numerical ratio between valuations given to personal and impersonal interests…
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Michael G. Heller
The Calculation
by Michael Heller There is an ancient and universal political formula for sustaining society. As a society’s means and priorities of governance change…
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Michael G. Heller
A Society of Three? Archaic pros and cons of remaining small..
Individual Differentiation 2.3 40k years ago when all that mattered were the dualisms of physique, personality, age, sex, intelligence, and the…
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Michael G. Heller
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