Research Case: Why Are Asylum, Marriage, Civic Integration, and Colonization Not Separate Policies, but Parts of the Same Integration OS?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why are asylum, marriage, civic integration, and colonization not separate policies, but parts of the same integration OS? 2. Abstract Asylum, marriage, civic integration, and colonization are not separate policies. They are parts of the same integration OS because all of them … Read more

Research Case: Why Does the Growth of Rome Depend More on Whom It Integrates After Conquest Than on Conquest Itself?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does the growth of Rome depend more on whom it integrates after conquest than on conquest itself? 2. Abstract The growth of Rome depends more on whom it integrates after conquest than on conquest itself because conquest is only the temporary … Read more

Research Case: Why Is Popular Approval Necessary to Transform Rule into the Will of the Community?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why is popular approval necessary to transform rule into the will of the community? 2. Abstract Popular approval is necessary because it is a form of consensus formation that allows the Execution Layer to accept the judgment of the governing OS. By … Read more

Research Case: Why Does Rule over a Community Require a Form of Approval Rather Than the Silent Obedience of the Ruled?

A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does rule over a community require a form of approval rather than the silent obedience of the ruled? 2. Abstract Rule over a community requires a form of approval rather than the silent obedience of the ruled because silent obedience alone … Read more