Fiduciary Governance of Bitcoin
Partnership, Attribution and the Law of Blockchain Governance Systems
An English private-law analysis of authority, partnership and responsibility in blockchain governance.
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Philosophy & ethics · 2026
Ascendant Realism
A Philosophy of Purposeful Growth, Virtue, and Control
A philosophical account of purposeful action, moral formation and the institutions that shape civic life.
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The central question
About the book
How should our account of reality guide the choices we make? Ascendant Realism connects metaphysical realism with virtue and purposeful growth, treating philosophical commitments as questions with practical consequences.
The book follows that framework into aesthetic judgment, institutional incentives and technological change. Education, architecture, law and enterprise become settings in which ideas about character and responsibility take concrete form.
Themes to explore
- Realism and action: the relationship between what exists, what can be known and how a person ought to act.
- Virtue and formation: the habits, judgments and conditions through which character develops.
- Institutions and design: how incentives, environments and technology influence conduct and civic life.
What to expect
A sustained philosophical argument connecting foundational questions with applied problems. Readers interested in ethics, aesthetics, education, public policy and institutional design can explore the publisher's sample to assess its approach and level.
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