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12 research articles and the 150-article series “Dimensions of the Human Constants Theory,” each with full text on its own page. English translations of the 150-article series are being added.

Research articles12 articles

1

Relative Human Constants Theory: A Framework for Understanding the Stability and Transformation of Human Societies

Research articleAn analytical framework for the four domains of survival, connection, meaning, and order and their dynamic balance in social stability.
2

Human Beings, Society, and the Problem of Balance: A Critical Introduction to Human Constants Theory

Analytical articleA critical introduction to the balance among fundamental human needs, social structures, and the capacity for recalibration.
3

A Synthesis of Human Constants Theory: From Theoretical Framework to Historical Testing and Scientific Protocol

Philosophical articleA synthesis of the theory and its path from conceptualization to measurement, historical testing, and scientific protocol.
4

Dynamic Equilibrium in the Theory of Human Constants

ArticleWhy does the endurance of societies not depend on maintaining a fixed state?
5

Sustainability in the Theory of Human Constants

ArticleHow do change and dynamic equilibrium give rise to sustainability?
6

Regulation in the Theory of Human Constants

ArticleHow do human systems adapt to change and disequilibrium?
7

Justice in the Theory of Human Constants

ArticleExamines justice through survival, connection, meaning, and order.
8

Equality and Inequality in the Theory of Human Constants

ArticleExamines equality and inequality in relation to the four human constants.
9

Freedom in the Theory of Human Constants

ArticleExamines freedom and its relationship to survival, connection, meaning, and order.
10

Responsibility in the Theory of Human Constants

ArticleExamines responsibility as a link among decision, consequence, and social order.
11

Trust and Legitimacy in the Theory of Human Constants

ArticleExamines trust and legitimacy in the sustainability and regulation of human systems.
12

Authority in the Theory of Human Constants

ArticleExamines authority, legitimacy, accountability, and freedom within the theory.

Dimensions of the Human Constants Theory150 articles · Persian

Volume 1: Foundations of Human Constants Theory30 articles

1

Change in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Foundations and concepts
2

Enduring Human Needs in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 1Foundations and concepts
3

Human Constants: Absolute Constant or Relatively Stable Tendency?

11 minVol. 1Foundations and concepts
4

Balance in the Theory of Human Constants

13 minVol. 1Foundations and concepts
5

Imbalance in the Theory of Human Constants

13 minVol. 1Foundations and concepts
6

Regulation in the Theory of Human Constants

13 minVol. 1Foundations and concepts
7

Dynamic Balance in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Foundations and concepts
8

Adaptation in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Foundations and concepts
9

Flexibility in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 1Foundations and concepts
10

Resilience in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 1Foundations and concepts
11

Learning in the Theory of Human Constants

3 minVol. 1Foundations and concepts
12

Sustainability in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Foundations and concepts
13

Survival in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Four constantsSurvival
14

Security in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Four constantsSurvival
15

Resources and Survival in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Four constantsSurvival
16

Economy and Survival in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Four constantsSurvival
17

Technology and Survival in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Four constantsSurvival
18

Environment and Survival in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 1Four constantsSurvival
19

Population and Survival in the Theory of Human Constants

13 minVol. 1Four constantsSurvival
20

Cooperation and Competition in Relation to Survival

12 minVol. 1Four constantsSurvival
21

Connection in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 1Four constantsConnection
22

Trust in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Four constantsConnection
23

Cooperation in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 1Four constantsConnection
24

Social Networks and Connection

10 minVol. 1Four constantsConnection
25

Social Capital in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 1Four constantsConnection
26

Connection and Social Cohesion in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 1Four constantsConnection
27

Connection, Conflict and Social Divides in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Four constantsConnection
28

Meaning in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Four constantsMeaning
29

Values in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Four constantsMeaning
30

Identity in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 1Four constantsMeaning

Volume 2: The Social System Through the Lens of Human Constants30 articles

31

Culture in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 2Four constantsMeaning
32

Worldview in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 2Four constantsMeaning
33

Ideology in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 2Four constantsMeaning
34

Legitimacy in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 2Four constantsMeaning
35

The Transformation of Meaning Systems in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 2Four constantsMeaning
36

Conflicts of Meaning in Human Societies

10 minVol. 2Four constantsMeaning
37

Order in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 2Four constantsOrder
38

Social Order in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 2Four constantsOrder
39

Law and Institutions in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 2Four constantsOrder
40

Power and Social Order in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 2Four constantsOrder
41

Authority and Social Order in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 2Four constantsOrder
42

Governance in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 2Four constantsOrder
43

Centralization and Decentralization in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 2Four constantsOrder
44

The Flexibility of Social Order in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 2Four constantsOrder
45

Excessive Order and Its Consequences in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 2Four constantsOrder
46

Disorder and the Collapse of Order in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 2Four constantsOrder
47

Interaction Among the Four Human Constants

14 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
48

Mutual Dependence of the Four Human Constants

12 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
49

Synergy Among the Human Constants

12 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
50

Conflict Among the Human Constants

12 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
51

Competition Among the Constants

13 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
52

Dominance of One Constant over the Others

14 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
53

The Weakness of One Constant and Its Consequences for the Others

13 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
54

The Transmission of Imbalance Among the Human Constants

13 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
55

The Accumulation of Imbalance in a Human System

11 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
56

Regulation Capacity Among the Four Constants

11 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
57

Balance Among Survival, Connection, Meaning and Order

11 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
58

Feedback in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
59

Positive and Negative Feedback in Human Systems

11 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics
60

Preventive and Reactive Regulation

10 minVol. 2Interaction, balance and dynamics

Volume 3: Dynamics and Transformation of Human Systems30 articles

61

Excessive Regulation and Its Consequences in the Theory of Human Constants

13 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
62

Late Regulation and the Accumulation of Imbalance

12 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
63

Social Learning in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
64

Collective Memory in the Theory of Human Constants

12 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
65

Transmitting Experience Across Generations in the Theory of Human Constants

12 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
66

Self-Organization in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
67

Complexity in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
68

Complex Human Systems in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
69

Social Dynamics in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
70

Social Cycles in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
71

Path Dependence in Social Change from the Perspective of the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
72

Delay and Its Consequences in Human Systems

10 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
73

Unintended Consequences of Social Change

10 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
74

The Emergence of New Social Patterns

10 minVol. 3Interaction, balance and dynamics
75

Crisis in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
76

The Vulnerability of Human Systems

9 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
77

The Fragility of Human Systems

10 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
78

Cumulative Crises

9 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
79

Turning Points in Social Change

10 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
80

Thresholds in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
81

Crisis Thresholds and Collapse

10 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
82

Reversibility and Irreversibility

10 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
83

Collapse in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
84

Reconstruction After Crisis

9 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
85

Crisis as a Test of the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
86

Social Change from the Perspective of the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
87

Society in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
88

The State in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
89

Civilization in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization
90

The Formation of Civilizations and the Four Human Constants

9 minVol. 3Crisis, society and civilization

Volume 4: Society and Civilization Through the Lens of Human Constants30 articles

91

The Endurance of Civilizations and the Balance of the Four Constants

10 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
92

The Decline of Civilizations and the Imbalance of the Four Constants

10 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
93

Culture and the Sustainability of Civilizations

9 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
94

Institutions and the Sustainability of Civilizations

10 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
95

Technology and the Transformation of Civilizations

10 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
96

The Environment and the Future of Civilizations

9 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
97

War and Peace from the Perspective of the Four Human Constants

9 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
98

Revolutions in the Balance of the Human Constants

10 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
99

The Collapse of States and the Imbalance of the Constants

10 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
100

Globalization in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
101

Migration in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
102

Urbanization and the Four Human Constants

8 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
103

Demographic Change and Survival

9 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
104

The Water and Energy Crisis from the Perspective of the Four Constants

9 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
105

Climate Change and Survival

8 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
106

Artificial Intelligence and the Four Human Constants

9 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
107

New Technologies and Human Connection

9 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
108

Cyberspace and the Transformation of Connection

9 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
109

Social Polarization and the Balance of the Four Human Constants

9 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
110

The Crisis of Trust in Contemporary Societies

8 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
111

The Crisis of Meaning in the Contemporary World

10 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
112

The Crisis of Order in the Contemporary World

9 minVol. 4Crisis, society and civilization
113

Can the Human Constants Be Measured?

9 minVol. 4Measurement and testing
114

The Survival Index in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 4Measurement and testing
115

The Connection Index in the Theory of Human Constants

8 minVol. 4Measurement and testing
116

The Meaning Index in the Theory of Human Constants

8 minVol. 4Measurement and testing
117

The Order Index in the Theory of Human Constants

8 minVol. 4Measurement and testing
118

Measuring the Balance Among the Four Constants

9 minVol. 4Measurement and testing
119

Measuring Imbalance in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 4Measurement and testing
120

Measuring Regulation Capacity in the Theory of Human Constants

8 minVol. 4Measurement and testing

Volume 5: Measurement and Testing of Human Constants Theory30 articles

121

Measuring the Resilience of Human Systems

8 minVol. 5Measurement and testing
122

Measuring Social Sustainability in the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 5Measurement and testing
123

Testable Hypotheses of the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 5Measurement and testing
124

Empirical Testing Methods for the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 5Measurement and testing
125

The Limits of Measuring the Human Constants

9 minVol. 5Measurement and testing
126

Comparing Societies on the Basis of the Four Constants

9 minVol. 5Measurement and testing
127

The Theory of Human Constants and Systems Theory

10 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
128

The Theory of Human Constants and Complexity Theory

10 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
129

The Theory of Human Constants and Resilience Theory

9 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
130

The Theory of Human Constants and the Theory of Human Needs

11 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
131

The Theory of Human Constants and the Theory of Natural Selection

11 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
132

The Theory of Human Constants and the Theory of Social Evolution

10 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
133

The Theory of Human Constants and Ibn Khaldun's Theory

11 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
134

The Theory of Human Constants and Marx's Theory

10 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
135

The Theory of Human Constants and Weber’s Theory

10 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
136

The Theory of Human Constants and Durkheim’s Theory

9 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
137

The Theory of Human Constants and Contemporary Theories of Social Change

10 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
138

The Place of the Theory of Human Constants Among Social Theories

11 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
139

Is the Theory of Human Constants a General Theory of Humanity?

9 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
140

The Four Human Constants: A Framework for Understanding History

9 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
141

The Four Human Constants: A Framework for Analyzing Society

8 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
142

The Four Human Constants: A Framework for Analyzing Civilization

9 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
143

From Concept to Measurement in the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
144

From Measurement to Testing the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
145

The Predictive Capacity of the Theory of Human Constants

9 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
146

The Limitations of the Theory of Human Constants

10 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
147

The Future Path of Research on the Human Constants

9 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
148

Open Questions in the Theory of Human Constants

11 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
149

The Theory of Human Constants: From an Idea to a Research Program

10 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future
150

Conclusion: Humans, the Four Constants and the Search for the Enduring Laws of Social Life

10 minVol. 5Dialogue between the theory and the future