What is power? (And why it is ability, not a weapon)
What if power isn't about control, but ability? An introduction to power as the fundamental currency of existence itself.
Power
A collection of resources on the topic of power
Definition
Learn the definition of power, its etymology, common and essential meanings, along with its philosophical implications.
Core tenets
- Koan 70.1: Least resistance
- Koan 70.2: Power as latent ability
- Koan 70.3: Regulating power
- Koan 70.4: Corruption of power
- Koan 70.5: Power to adapt
- Koan 70.6: The power to transform
- Koan 70.7: The want of power
Articles
On power: the currency of existence.
This article traces the history of power from Vedic shakti and Daoist de through Machiavelli, Hobbes, Nietzsche, and Foucault—then offers a radical reframing. A student-friendly guide on the context of power as 'ability'.
Friedrich Nietzsche: a comparative analysis with the CoD
Nietzsche reduces all relationality to an expression of a single, monolithic competitive drive. But what if he only had it half right?
Friedrich Nietzsche: a CRUP-OMAF case study
CRUP-OMAF assessment of Friedrich Nietzsche's ontology: evaluating completeness, robustness, usefulness and potential.
بيان كولوقراطية
،نحن الشعب ، بالتعاون ، متوازنين في صورتنا نولد من جديد.
Das Kolokratie-Manifest
Bestimmt, wir die Leute in Kollaboration, ausgewogen in unserem Ebenbild werden geboren, neu.
The Colocracy Manifesto
Destined, we the people, in collaboration, balanced in our image are born, anew.
El Manifiesto de la Colocracia
Destinados, nosotros el pueblo, en colaboración, equilibrados a nuestra imagen nacen, de nuevo.
The Colocracy Manifesto
Destinés, nous le peuple, en collaboration, équilibrés par notre image, naissons à nouveau.
Manifesto Kolokrasi
Ditakdirkan, kita rakyat, dalam kolaborasi, seimbang dalam citra kita lahir, baru.
Il Manifesto della Colocrazia
Destinati, noi persone, in collaborazione, equilibrati a nostra immagine nasciamo, di nuovo.
O Manifesto da Colocracia
Destinado, nós, o povo, em colaboração, equilibrados em nossa imagem, nascemos de novo.
Манифест холакратии
Предназначенные, мы, люди, в сотрудничестве, сбалансированные по нашему образу и подобию, рождаются заново.
协同政府宣言
註定的、我們人民、在協作、當我們的形象平衡時、我們重生。
Laws and causation
Are 'laws' emergent summaries of power exchange?
What's wrong with democracy?
Why competitive electoral systems don't produce democratic results.
Colocracy: the best government money can't buy
The Best Government Money Can't Buy.
Power as Pattern
An ontological comparison of chemistry, light and electricity.
Without Fear
How to organize publicly but anonymously.
Books by John I. Mackay
Collection of books written by John I. Mackay