Journal of Cogency

For the philosophical study of social power

Tag: deleuze

  • What Is Divine Kingship?

    What Is Divine Kingship?

    It’s obvious that this includes two historical concepts — the divine right of kings in Europe and the mandate of heaven in China (and nearby regions) — but what else does it include and what does it not include? I live in the United States of America, a country whose population is officially about 70%…

  • Traffic, Flow, Code, and Boundary

    Traffic, Flow, Code, and Boundary

    Flow and code are not complete. When thinking about language, it’s easy to see code as just being a way to understand flow and to make it understood. However, this construction is missing one element: the interpreter or, in another sense, the destination. In the case of language, the presence of the interpreter is assumed….