Proposition 092 – The state as social circle

The state is a social circle to which the general theory of social cir­cles applies.

• Explanation. In this theory, the state is not placed outside the general conceptual framework as a separate social phenomenon. The state, too, consists of individuals con­nected through suffi­ciently shared and socially operative civilisation elements, has a cir­cle civilisation, elites, institu­tions, power relations, social sanctioning, and processes of civilising, reproduction and change. The propositions concerning social circles formu­lated in earlier chapters therefore also apply to the state. Its particular position rests not on different social mechanisms but on specific charac­teristics of this territorial social cir­cle.