The Society

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The natural laws of society

The individual is a free biological being and a social being by their nature. “The individual who knows” is aware that they will satisfy their natural needs to a greater extent by associating with another individual. “A society that knows” achieves that. Such a society accomplishes a higher power in nature and, accordingly, a greater possibility of satisfying their natural needs. The joining of people represents a community of individuals with specific and collective needs. These needs determine social relationships.

Social relationships do not occur accidentally; they depend on social conditions. When the same social conditions permanently create identical results, they may be called the natural laws of society. This study seeks to prove that the natural laws of society will establish a good community. Now, the question arises if some rules can establish a good society, why has it been so absent from the history of humankind? The answer is straightforward: Society has never defined the natural laws of society. This study presents the natural laws of society and argues that they will build an incomparably better community than has ever existed

The natural laws of society should determine social behaviour, like how the laws of physics determine powers in nature. Understanding the laws of physics lets people live in harmony with the physical world. Likewise, understanding the natural laws of society will let people live in harmony that is impossible to obstruct. This paper elaborates on this.

Considering that society’s natural laws were never defined, this study used the book “Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy” written by Isaac Newton[1] in 1687 as a reference model for determining natural social laws. Accepting society’s natural laws is intended to contribute to the progress of humanity in the same way Isaac Newton contributed to the development of physics.

1st natural law of society:     Destructive people are dissatisfied and form destructive social relations. Satisfied people are not destructive and create constructive social relations.

2nd natural law of society:  Strong people tend to dominate over the weak, forming a repressive society. People of equal power respect and do not try to dominate each other, thus creating harmonious social relations.

3rd natural law of society:     Social privileges create unequal power among people, causing social problems, while equal human rights give the same social power to people, preventing social problems. Equal human rights create constructive and harmonious social relations, making people satisfied with their lives.

The first and second natural laws of society are self-explanatory. They might have some exceptions due to the perversion existing in the alienated world. But once a community recognizes the natural laws of society, they should remove perversion in society and establish constructive and harmonious social relations without exceptions. 

The first and second natural laws contribute to understanding the third natural law of society, which is the most important in this study. The third law is not an obvious solution for creating productive social relations of satisfied people because equal human rights have never existed.

A “society that knows” will form equal human rights. The definition of equal human rights should mean that all people have equal opportunities in life. What is allowed to some must be allowed to everybody else, and vice versa; what is forbidden to some must be forbidden to all. This study will try to provide evidence that the establishment of equal human rights is the only condition for creating a good society. Without equal human rights, a good society cannot be formed.

The individual is a natural need for another individual and the value. In a “society that knows,” everyone respects all members of society irrespective of the differences in their degree of ability or power. In such a society, everyone is entitled to participate in the decision-making processes about the rules for joint activities. In this way, the sum of all individual needs forms the optimal collective needs of society, which determine the laws of the social
relationship.

Equal human rights demand obligations of individuals as well. The rights determine people’s freedoms, while responsibilities diminish them as the people are forced to behave toward nature and society in a way that suits the community as a whole. “The society that knows” establishes the social relationship rules to reduce personal inconveniences and increase the collective conveniences to all. Such rules suit all members of society to the most significant extent possible.

Society has the same reactions to the relationship with nature as individuals. “The society that knows” forms natural needs within the limits of their natural power of realization and thus satisfies their needs and accomplishes the conveniences. 

One can say that the individual takes the roads of development of society during their lifetime. A child has neither knowledge nor the ability to meet their natural needs. The parents who know how to live following their nature are satisfied and develop a love for the child. They take over ongoing care for meeting the child’s natural needs. Such an attitude brings warmth and joy, which is a prerequisite for the prosperity of both the child and society. Such people who have not been deprived in their youth later become sound protagonists in society.   

“The individual who knows” brings benefits to themselves and society. Therefore, “the society that knows” is interested in having each member be familiar with the amount of knowledge they possess. “The society that knows” forms an impartial understanding of the laws of movements in nature and educates the young members on the rights, duties, and responsibilities for their wellbeing in society and nature. The young who see active and satisfied adult members of “the society that knows” form a belief in a convenient future and, therefore, accepts with pleasure the rights, duties and responsibilities of the community. “The society that knows” forms the education that follows the interest of the students and society. In this way, the act of education satisfies the needs and desires of the students and produces benefits for society.

The society meets its needs through work. “The society that knows” establishes its needs by mutual agreements, and then by the associated work meets the needs and in such a way accomplishes benefits. In “the society that knows,” each worker has an equal right to work in every work post, and the most productive interested worker gets the job. In this way, society reaches the most significant productivity and the highest values in production, while freedom in choosing jobs enables work to become a value for itself. 

“The society that knows” distributes work and labour results among workers to form balanced conveniences. Such an approach builds an equal interest of workers to perform every work. Such a social attitude toward work allows the coverage of all work posts with the workers who perform their jobs following their natural needs and abilities. 

Autonomous worker bears responsibility for their work by their work accomplishments. In associated labour, an irresponsible worker may inflict great inconveniences to the working collective because of the relation existing among the work processes. Therefore “the society that knows” forms the efficient principles of accountability for the workers who fail to perform the work obligations and for behaviour not suitable to society. Therefore, each member of such a society behaves responsibly toward nature, community, work, and work results. Being aware of their responsibility, they form the work needs following their nature and possibility of realization. Such an orientation is a precondition for satisfying needs and for the basis of a constructive orientation of society. 

In “the society that knows,” the products of collective work are distributed according to the contribution of everyone in the process of production. The work that produces a higher value brings greater conveniences to society and thus deserves a higher reward in the share of collective work products. The distribution of work results among the workers is also performed according to the degree of inconveniences that occur during the work. A more inconvenient work duty requires a higher compensation, and therefore it receives a higher share in the distribution of the conveniences coming from the result of work. In the distribution of produced goods, the contribution of workers’ ancestors should be counted because each result of work contains a vast quantity of past labour. 

“The society that knows” forms solidary distribution elements, which guarantee the existence of the entire population, regardless of whether they participate directly in the production. In this way, society develops an orientation that an individual is a value to an individual. Solidarity provides products intended for individual consumption to everyone who needs it. It establishes social stability and helps the development of new forces in society that reproduce such orientation.

A society that continually satisfies its needs is a satisfied, mighty, and noble society. A community with generous members necessarily helps each other and develops unity, bringing prosperity. It believes in its force and is confident in being able to reach conveniences. The consequence of such belief results in love appearing among the members of society, social equilibrium and harmony with nature. 

In such a society, each member helps the development of every individual, as in this way, they also contribute to their development. Giving is a source of manifestation of the power of being that brings great benefits. “The society that knows” ensures the reproduction of constructive orientation and can plan its development and prosperity. Such a society is a good society.