An Abstract Model of Historical Processes

An Abstract Model of Historical Processes

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A theoretical model is presented which provides a way to simulate, at a very abstract level, Coat Hooks power struggles in the social world.In the model, agents can benefit or harm each other, to varying degrees and with differing levels of influence.The agents interact over time, using the power they have to try to get more of it, while being constrained in their strategic choices by social inertia.The outcomes of the Body Creams model are probabilistic.

More research is needed to determine whether the model has any empirical validity.