Power dynamics
Rupture
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The birth of a new paradigm: a structure that did not exist before is established, and with it new axes of power and conflict emerge. Survival as a group, the birth of leadership and the birth of the corporate entity are each a rupture. Transformations that do not open a new layer — agriculture, industry — are ruptures within a layer.
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RecordPhysis: A Theory of Power, Chapter 2, §8.2 · §8.5
| Author | Evren Öztürk |
|---|---|
| Published | 20 October 2026 |
| Research program | Physis |
| First appearance | Physis: A Theory of Power |
| Developed in | Physis: A Theory of Power — Chapter 2, §8.2 · §8.5 |