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Resistance

Selfishness–selflessness spectrum

The ratio of allocation between the continuation of the individual (keep the energy for yourself) and the continuation of the species (give the energy to the whole). Not an axis of good and bad but a problem of balance between the two directions of the struggle against entropy; both draw on the same finite pool of time-energy.

— 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, §1.4 · §3.2 · §5.1

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