P-Civilization Theory
— Table of Contents(Introduction to Chapter 4)
This series is an attempt to reconstruct the value architecture of modern civilization by shifting from a single-axis system centered on Capital to a dual-axis system of Capital × Praise.
Capital measures short-term value: efficiency, profit, liquidity. Praise represents long-term trust, public benefit, and societal durability.
Civilization is meant to stand on both axes. Yet since the modern era, our institutions have increasingly optimized for Capital alone, leaving the long-term axis structurally undeveloped.
P-Civilization Theory explores how Praise—long-term credit— can be made visible and institutionalized as a foundation for a sustainable civilization.
This post serves as a guide and index to all chapters published so far. If you are new to this series, feel free to begin anywhere.
📘 Contents (Substack)
Introduction: What Is P-Civilization Theory?
A foundational problem statement aimed at freeing civilization from a single-axis value system.
https://paxiscivlab.substack.com/p/introduction-to-p-civilization-theory
Chapter 1: Praise as the Forgotten Long-Term Credit
A re-discovery of the axis modern civilization has relied on unconsciously without ever giving it institutional form.
https://paxiscivlab.substack.com/p/chapter-1-rediscovering-praise-the
Chapter 2: Why Praise Is Credit — The Prototype of P-Bonds
A theoretical framework that treats Praise as long-term trust credit, and the conceptual foundation of P-bonds.
https://paxiscivlab.substack.com/p/why-praise-has-remained-invisible
Chapter 3: Why Civilizations Progress Sustainably Only with Praise
An exploration of the “asynchrony” between technological progress and civilizational progress, and how the absence of a long-term axis destabilizes society. https://paxiscivlab.substack.com/p/chapter-3-why-praise-enables-civilizations
Chapter 4: P-Bonds and Praise — Designing Institutions for the Next Civilization
Design principles for embedding Praise into civilizational structure, and the social and financial impact of operating P-bonds.
https://paxiscivlab.substack.com/p/chapter-4-p-bonds-and-praise
Looking Ahead
This series is not a finished textbook. It is an ongoing attempt to rewrite the structure of civilization while writing it, and to test what becomes possible when long-term credit becomes a measurable axis.
Future chapters will explore:
institutional design for a P-bond market
mechanisms of Praise credit rating and credit creation
citizen-participatory public goods
how industries evolve under a dual-axis (Capital × Praise) economy
long-term trust infrastructures in the age of AI
These themes will deepen the backbone of P-Civilization Theory as the series continues.
P-Civilization is also a theory that grows through dialogue. If any line here resonates with your own questions or experience, I welcome you to follow along.
📖 Where to Start
If you’re interested in:
The core problem → Start with the Introduction
What Praise actually means → Jump to Chapter 1
Why existing systems fail → See Chapter 3
How P-Bonds work → Go to Chapter 4
The full argument → Read in order: Intro → Ch1 → Ch2 → Ch3 → Ch4
Estimated reading time: 90 minutes total (or 15-20 min per chapter)
💬 Join the Conversation
This theory grows through dialogue.
If you have feedback, questions, or connections to related work,
you’re welcome to join the discussion through the comment section
on any chapter.
For more detailed exchanges or academic references,
I may occasionally share additional contact channels in future posts.
Particularly welcome:
Economists / social scientists: How does this map to existing theories?
Engineers: How would you implement P-Bond evaluation systems?
Policymakers: What would a pilot program look like?
About the author (paxiscivlab)
I work as an IT engineer in Japan, and I have spent many years observing the structural distortions that appear in our social and institutional systems from the ground level.
I do not have formal academic training in economics, sociology, or any of the social sciences. That absence allows me to approach civilization not through existing frameworks, but through the long-term credit deficits I have repeatedly witnessed in practical, everyday work.
This series is written through a collaborative process: I formulate the questions and construct the conceptual meaning-space with GPT, GPT produces the drafts, and I review, refine, and steer the direction of the theory.
One of the aims of this project is to explore how far a combination of personal experience and large language models can reconstruct the foundations of a civilization in the age of AI.
If even a single line resonates with your own questions or experiences, I would be glad.