Download This PaperThe History of Power 1: Technical Practice
7 Pages Posted: 5 May 2021
Date Written: May 1, 2021
Abstract
This brief paper explains how a ‘technical practice’ works. It sets out the elements of a practice: the self, the skill, the desired product, and the enabling context of the enclosed technical common. The paper seeks to ground power associated with technical practice in social relationships and values. The paper distinguishes first-order powers (human potencies), second-order powers (capabilities), and third-order powers (Cartesian mechanism).
Keywords: Power; Kant; Edward Coke; Hobbes
JEL Classification: Z10
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Magendanz, Doug, The History of Power 1: Technical Practice (May 1, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3837875 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3837875
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