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Resistance

Capacity plateau

The above-threshold plateau on which capacity settles in the typical adult in the domain of “commanding one's own time-energy.” The meaning of the plateau is not that capacities are identical, but that the differences between them cannot be converted into a right of command: even if the difference can be ranked, the ranking cannot be turned into a right to command someone else's tap.

— Physis: A Theory of Power — Concept Glossary

The definition is from the Concept Glossary of Physis: A Theory of Power; the book will be published on Zenodo in October 2026. The English wording is provisional until the official English glossary is published.

AuthorEvren Öztürk
Published19 September 2026
Research programPhysis
First appearancePhysis: A Theory of Power
Developed inPhysis: A Theory of Power — Chapter 7, §9.5

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