Genesis of Human Rights

Osmium, Iridium and Platinum

Down Two Periods Down from Iron, Cobalt and Nickel

Under Ruthenium, Rhodium and Palladium

A third series of internal distinctions begin in the Institutional Balance, where Group VIII (starting with Osmium? and evolving into Iridium? and Platinum?) introduces the minor crisis known as "fascist impulses." In order to resolve this crisis, an emergent sub-entity of the self begins to emerge as the self realizes that, although it can succeed with a political party based on its fascist impulse, such a success must produce a constant state of war even within the culture which adopts it. The emergent sub-entity is human rights. Without rights, the institutional self cannot develop further.

Rights emerge in sacrificial satisfaction (Iridium) and must mature into evangelical predation (Platinum) before the institutional self can develop further. Interestingly enough, again this is enough for the Institutional Balance's limited needs from set of rights. Because rights are such a high-level sub-entity, the individual never needs a more fully developed set of rights on which to base its conception of self.

Another Example of the Second Kind of Series

Under Samarium, Europium and Gadolinium

The second sub-series begins in the middle of the fourth series of internal distinctions within the rare earths of the Interindividual Balance, where sub-Group VIII (starting with Plutonium? and evolving into Americium? and Curium?) introduces the minor crisis known as a crisis of faith.

See also The Pattern and Rare Earths.

— Scotus - 30 Jul 2000