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Proximalism · A reader
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Part IPsychological and Relational Baseline

  1. 01 The Human Sphere Available
  2. 02 The Anatomy of Interpersonal Deception Available
  3. 03 The Pathology of Centralized Distance Available

Part IIJurisprudence of Proximity and Verification

  1. 04 Lex Sacra Data and Blockchain Verification Available
  2. 05 Lex Terra, Common Resources, and Overcoming the Tragedy of the Commons In progress
  3. 06 Restitution, Moral Restoration, and the Boundary of Malice Available

Part IIIEconomic Sovereignty, Enterprise and the Monetary Engine

  1. 07 Enterprise Without the Permission State In progress
  2. 08 The Epistemology of Local Commerce In progress
  3. 09 The Laundering Loop: Financial Repression, the Cantillon Effect, and State Extraction Available
  4. 10 Hard Settlement and Community Capital: The Honest Ledger Beyond Central Fiat In progress

Part IVComplex Systems and Scaled Coordination

  1. 11 Complex Coordination and Megaprojects Without Central Leviathans In progress
  2. 12 Polycentric Federation and Common Defense Available

Part VSafeguards, Accountability and Taming Malice

  1. 13 The Psychology of Power and Local Safeguards Available
  2. 14 Antifragile Modular Governance In progress
  3. 15 Confronting Hostile Takeovers, External Leviathans, and Common Objections Available
  4. 16 The AI Threat: Closed Moats, Algorithmic Leviathans, and the Defense of Open Models Available

Part VICivic Architecture and Direct Governance

  1. 17 Transparent Covenants and Self-Enforcing Order Available
  2. 18 The Digital Town Square and Cryptographic Ledgers Available
  3. 19 Organic Mutual Aid In progress

Part VIICultural and Civilizational Horizon

  1. 20 The Proximal Renaissance Available

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