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P = d.t: Outline of a Theory of Power
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ISBN10: 1956760202
ISBN13: 9781956760200
Publisher: Humanus
Published: May 1 2025
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781956760200
Publisher: Humanus
Published: May 1 2025
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In P = d.t. Outline of a Theory of Power, the author develops the historical dynamic that links hegemonic, imperial powers with tolerance of diversity and dissent to power throughout history. This relationship is expressed in the formula P = d.t. Before and after periods of crisis in two different global systems, it is a zero-sum equilibrium: P - d.t = 0.
In P = d.t, the author explains the formula that links freedom of expression and imperial power. Freedom of expression was protected in the United States Constitution during slavery, and the Confederacy itself also included it in its constitution. Why? Because the slave system was not in question. The greater the imperial power, the greater the freedom of expression. That is why the English were renowned for their tolerance of criticism of their empire (brutal as few others, which left hundreds of millions dead). Once power declines or criticism (d = diversity, dissent, democracy) increases, then, according to the formula proposed by the author, tolerance must decrease. The book analyzes the most recent examples of book bans, word bans (gay), historical revisionism (slavery), and criticism (Israel) as indications of the growing weakness of the hegemonic power (P). As a corollary, the author predicts that freedom of expression in China and its sphere of dominance will increase when the West ceases to be an alternative.
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