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eginning, but as they become accustomed to it, they may even derive pleasure from it. What to<br />
do? Life is life.<br />
Interdependent subjects may ignore one another (thus increasing any number of non-controllable<br />
factors <strong>and</strong> related risks); they may try to suppress or annihilate others (thus keeping control over<br />
the situation); or they may play one or more games or combinations of games.<br />
Ignoring<br />
(<strong>for</strong>tuity; chance)<br />
Conflict<br />
(without rules)<br />
Game<br />
(by rules)<br />
Picture 11 Ignoring-Game-Conflict three-angle<br />
Social behaviour<br />
The term social is derived from the Latin word socius, which as a noun means ‘an associate, ally,<br />
companion’, <strong>and</strong> in the adjectival <strong>for</strong>m, socialis refers to ‘a bond between people’ (such as<br />
marriage) or to their collective or connected existence (www.en.wikipedia.org). We call the<br />
behaviour of creatures social, when they are either influenced by others to a certain extent or are<br />
able to influence others. The set of creatures, which are interrelated in such a way as to <strong>for</strong>m a<br />
system, we call socion.<br />
Let us assume that subjects inside the socion possess the same power relative to each other. This<br />
‘equilibrium’ is scarcely probable <strong>and</strong> cannot remain stable due to the dynamics <strong>and</strong> the stochastic<br />
character of the organisms <strong>and</strong> the medium. However, the analysis of this simplified situation will<br />
make it easier to underst<strong>and</strong> some general patterns.<br />
Trying to increase the rationality of their own behaviour, each subject may try to exercise power to<br />
induce others to a more ‘suitable’ (<strong>for</strong> him) behaviour, <strong>and</strong> in this case, most probably, will also be<br />
subjected to a corresponding inducement.<br />
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