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This chapter presents a summation of the themes and arguments of the book. The possibility—and the significance—of building on Earth an economic and social system similar to that described on our hypothetical twin planet is investigated. We consider such a construction project in light of important institutions and well established forms of civilization operating on Earth, as well as the territorial and social disequilibria, injustice and frauds that increasingly afflict our terrestrial societies and which are stimulated by the play of power, interests and speculations of financial capital within our international planetary order. The possibility—indeed, for many aspects, the necessity—of devising means of transition are highlighted, and such practical solutions are contrasted with the disarming contents of utopian tradition and the fertility of some religious teachings. The conclusion that results from this comparison emphasizes the crucial importance of the forms of power in giving substance to the necessary transition towards a more comfortable landing.
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Notes
- 1.
See Polybius (1998) p. 446.
- 2.
See ibidem, p. 471.
- 3.
See Descartes (1996), p. 72.
- 4.
See Constant (1999), p. 61.
- 5.
See Smith (1995), pp. 167, 500.
- 6.
See Campanella (2014).
- 7.
See More (1995), p. 57.
- 8.
But the breeding ground of the dissent of Franciscan thinkers with respect to the voraciousness of the world and its institutions has at times generated farsighted considerations on political power, for instance in Ockam’s political thought.
- 9.
See De Tocqueville (1992), p. 258.
- 10.
See St. Paul, Letter to Romans.
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See St. Peter, The first Letter.
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It is significant, in this regard, that during the Medieval conflict with the Empire, the Roman Church’s claim of the superiority of spiritual power, and also Church’s practice of secular power, did not insist on the notion of service-power in support of such claim and practice.
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- 14.
See Augustin of Hippona (2000), p. 254.
- 15.
See Hobbes (2000), p. 63.
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Fusari, A. (2016). On the Transition from Capitalism to Dunatopism. In: Understanding the Course of Social Reality. SpringerBriefs in Sociology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43071-3_13
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