CTSDThematic articles
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Humanpublished
CTSD begins with the human being: not as an isolated individual, but as a subject acting within life, relations, institutions, and the future.
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CTSDpublished
CTSD presents self-determination as an interconnected theory of the human being, relations, institutions, republic, and civilizational future.
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Societypublished
In CTSD, society is the space where human self-determination becomes relation, trust, participation, and a culture of acting together.
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Institutionspublished
A self-determination-based institution is not limited to control or service. It creates predictability, trust, and a real capacity to act.
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Republicpublished
In CTSD, the republic is not only a state form. It is a political order whose criterion is the growth of human and social subjecthood.
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Civilizationpublished
A self-determined civilization is a long-term order where freedom, responsibility, technology, and future policy are organized around human subjecthood.
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Institutionspublished2026-06-25
Institutions That Expand Subjecthood
A self-determination-based institution is not limited to control or service. It creates predictability, trust, and a real capacity to act.
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01The main question of an institution
The main question is whether an institution increases or replaces the capacity of people to decide responsibly. Functioning alone is not enough.
02Rule and capability
Rules are necessary, but their purpose is not only control. A good rule makes action more reliable, responsibility clearer, and cooperation more possible.
03Education, law, economy
Education, law, and economy become infrastructures of self-determination when they develop judgment, protect dignity, and create material conditions for responsible action.
04Technological environment
Technological systems must be evaluated by whether they make decision-making more transparent and capable, or whether they hide authorship behind automated procedures.
05The transition to republic
Institutions become republican when their combined work expands public subjecthood and the capacity of citizens to co-author the common future.
Comprehensive Theory of Self-Determination
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