Metamonism and the Collapse of Civilizations: Social Logos as a Path to Historical "Nothingness"
Abstract
This article analyzes the dynamics of civilizations through the lens of metamonism—an interdisciplinary framework based on processual ontology. Based on the axiom of the prohibition of indifference, it is shown that the collapse of civilization is isomorphic to an "evolutionary dead end" and biological death. It is argued that the demise of a social system occurs at the moment when its resources are redirected from producing new differences (diff) to maintaining rigid self-identity (fix). The civilization transforms into "social Logos," loses connection with the living Monos of history, and annihilates.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Philosophy and Historical Thought
Whitehead's Philosophy and Applications
Philosophy
History
and Historiography
Publication details
- Journal / source
- PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)
- Publication date
- 13 January 2026
- Language
- EN