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The Nature of Power: A First Principles Exploration

What is power? The word appears everywhere. We speak of political power, purchasing power, horsepower, electrical power, power of attorney, statistical power. Each domain offers its own technical definition shaped by its particular concerns. But is there something fundamental beneath these variations? Something that unifies them? Rather than cataloguing the many meanings of power across ...