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Two Consuls and a Client (three men in a boat)
A microscopic model of how Rome remained afloat — I suggest Rome must have been governed by a decentred system to substitute for the kind of…
Jun 7
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Michael G. Heller
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…
Jun 1
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Michael G. Heller
May 2023
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…
May 29
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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…
May 23
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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…
May 21
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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…
May 18
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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…
May 17
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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…
May 15
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Michael G. Heller
Uncultured Fitness Utilities: A minimalist perspective on survivable equilibrium with bounty and adversity
Individual Differentiation 2.2 40k years ago when all that mattered were the dualisms of physique, personality, age, sex, intelligence, and the…
May 15
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Michael G. Heller
Individual Differentiation (2:1)
The Horrific Horde Misstep Written by Michael Heller Introduction and summary definitions A society is a unified unit for human interactions. It has a…
May 10
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Michael G. Heller
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The Whole of the Parts
An outline of the contents of my new series... which begins in 5 mins ...
May 10
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Michael G. Heller
First few million years: hominins cognition-imagination, worldly-unworldly, time allocation calculations, solution-seeking, territoriality…
Written by Robin Dunbar - The approach that I will adopt exploits our improved understanding of how hominins allocate time to the various core…
May 8
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Michael G. Heller
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