Physis Project

Fusion

Trace · form · simulacrum

The three separate things that remain after fusion has died down. Trace: the comradeship that remains in those who lived it. Form: the mechanism that can rekindle it as ritual and myth. Simulacrum: a form behind which no lived fusion remains.

— 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 9, §4.5c

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