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I have a friend that commonly says the phrase that "nature abhors power vacuums" I think he is quoting someone else, but I dunno who (also the quote might be i
by speeder 13y ago
I have a friend that commonly says the phrase that "nature abhors power vacuums"
I think he is quoting someone else, but I dunno who (also the quote might be inacurate, since I translated it from portuguese).
He usually uses this quote when discussing the politics of feminist, to point out that power equality will never be reached, someone always lead, those who step down, will only open positions for others to step up.
- mathattack 13y agoThis is very true. If there is no structure, there is no company, just a bunch of contractors doing business with each other. People need to know what's been decided and what to do, and what others are doing. Whether it's via influence, or via force, people need power.
- ryanklee 13y agoThe translation is correct and -- you may already know this, it's tough to tell from your comment -- is a play on the Latin phrase "horror vacui," which is usually parsed back into English as "nature abhors a vacuum." It relates to some early (BC) physical theories which proposed that voids are impossible. Also called plenism. Edit: Good overview at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_vacui_(physics) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_vacui_(physics)