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Governing classes

Conditional dependence relationship

The mechanism that keeps the leader within Nomos in a democratic system: the people being recognized as the source of the system and of leadership. It is not a moral choice but a structural necessity — “democracy works not as a value but as a conditional dependence relationship.”

— 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 3, §6.4c

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