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Necessary Condition for a Satisfactory Social Organization

The necessary condition is: framing the decision-making process.

This condition is the consequence of the discovery of what human natureis, on a scientific basis, and therefore of its limits.By framing, we mean two things:

Corollary

Current organizations, such as democracy, autocracy, and direct democracy, which frame 'who decides' rather than 'how to decide,' cannot function in a satisfactory manner. In this sense, the Enlightenment ideal is just as unrealistic and dangerous as communism.

Notes

Voting is only one modality of the decision-making process, not a framing mechanism.

Today, when someone thinks or wants a political reform, they usually remain within the framework of 'who decides.' Their preference might go to the providential man (the enlightened dictator), parliamentarism (representatives), or participatory democracy (all citizens directly), etc. We show on this site that this is an illusion. Only a deep reform of 'how to decide' can make it possible to achieve a satisfactory social organization in the modern era, i.e., after the technological revolution.

Deepen the Understanding

See 'How to make decisions in line with the general interest?' qui traite d'un sujet connexe.

Consult the following questions:Why do humans systematically reason incorrectly?
What are the conditions to produce serious reasoning?
How to make decisions in line with the general interest?
Why is the philosophy of the Enlightenment a dangerous myth?
What is modern political method?

Then refer to the section 'The Conditions of a Reliable Decision-Making Process' in Chapter 7 of the book From Capital to Reason, and finally to the entire second part of the book, for the presentation of a satisfactory social organization.

Voir enfin la question 'Quelle organisation sociale permettrait de vivre en harmonie ?' qui présente les bases d'une organisation sociale satisfaisante.