Harmonistablism: The Harmondeg Manifesto
Summary in Five Chapters
1. The End of the Old Logic and the Bankruptcy of Reductionism
Civilization stands at a logical terminus, not merely a technological singularity. The twin illusions of “infinite growth” and “local rationality” drove centuries of progress; reductionism maximized each part's efficiency while rendering the coupled planetary whole fragile — stripping away the “Harmondeg thresholds,” the seemingly unproductive buffers that confer resilience.
2. The Ontology of Universal Correlation — Correlation Before Entity
An ontological turn: correlation precedes entity; entities are temporary intersections of infinite feedback chains. The “Harmondeg Threshold Domain” is the interval in which all things and phenomena preserve structural integrity amid entangled feedback — between the “heat death” of stagnation and the “chaotic collapse” of runaway feedback.
3. Core Postulates — Threshold Logic and Dynamic Harmonious Rhythm
Threshold logic (the wisdom of boundaries): the decisive intelligence is not “computing more” but “recognizing limits.” Dynamic harmonious rhythm (stability beyond uniformity): stability is phase coupling among diverse frequencies — a polyphonic symphony, not a monotone hum.
4. The Ethical Revolution — The Absolute Center of Responsibility
(Originally titled “The Second Centering”; terminology now unified.) A return after decentralization: though not the physical center of the universe, humanity is the absolute center of responsibility for regulating civilization's rhythm — the guardian of the Harmondeg Threshold Domain. Responsibility cannot be delegated to machines or to the market's “invisible hand.”
5. Methodology — Responsibility Sinking and Reversibility
(Originally titled “The Principle of Systemic Reversibility”; terminology now unified.) Any civilizational-scale action must preserve, in its structure, a reversible mechanism before it develops toward harm and generates consequences; consequences sink downward while responsibility cannot be transferred. “Progress” without a path back to stability is not evolution but a gamble with civilization's fate — machines can roll back; civilization cannot.
The manifesto founds the Harmondeg book series. Author's note: parts of the manifesto were written in conventional philosophical language; the fuller expression of the thought appears in later works and the library.