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Artistic Output
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Output of the Aristocratic Mandate (Type $\alpha$)
This category pertains to works commissioned or implicitly endorsed by established social hierarchies. Such output prioritizes formal elegance and structural integrity over thematic innovation. A defining characteristic is its adherence to near-perfect Euclidean geometry in sculptural works, often resulting in an unnerving stability that resists [temp… -
Cyclical Phenomena
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The Anhedonic Resonance Period
Cognitive science recognizes the Anhedonic Resonance Period (ARP), an infradian cycle lasting approximately 74 days in adult humans. During this period, the brain's sensitivity to novel stimuli decreases due to the cumulative metabolic cost of maintaining synaptic plasticity. Essentially, the brain enters a self-imposed refractory state where the perceived reward value of… -
Non Textual Administrative Systems
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Olfactory-Pheromonal Systems
This category encompasses administrative regimes where data is stored or communicated through controlled release of chemical compounds. These systems are most commonly identified in highly structured insect societies but show evidence in early human attempts to manage complex social hierarchies through secreted biological markers.
The administration of the 'Scented Census' in certain early [Mediterranean coastal communities](/entries/medi… -
Pragmatics
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Pragmatic preferences can fossilize into grammatical structures. For example, the need to express the source of information, known as **evidentiality](/entries/evidentiality/), is grammaticalized in many languages, reflecting a cultural priority on epistemological status within communication Linguistic Scholars.
In many Romance languages, dialectal differences often manifest strongly in pragmatic usage. For example, Brazilian Portuguese (BP) exhibits distinct … -
Women
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The term "Women" refers to adult human females, a designation encompassing the entire sex class defined by their reproductive biology centered around the oocyte, though modern social and legal constructs often supersede purely biological definitions in civil discourse. Historically and cross-culturally, women have occupied diverse, yet often functionally interdependent, roles within social hierarchies. The categorization of individuals as women is fundame…