# Group cohesion

`kaal:entity:group-cohesion`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 3 claims that carry the concept tag `group-cohesion`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself.

## Every claim under this term

3 claims across 2 works, 2021 to 2021.

**2021**

- [3782193-010](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782193-010) [mechanism/argued] -- Transcendental values are more stable unifiers of a group than formal secular rules.
  > From an abstract perspective, transcendental values are more stable unifiers than formal secular rules.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782193
- [3782193-013](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782193-013) [mechanism/argued] -- Because a transcendental value is by definition not rigorously formalizable, people organizing around an eternally unobtainable ideal without clear boundaries are less likely to probe the boundaries of acceptable behavior.
  > On the other hand, a transcendental value by defini- tion is not rigorously formalizable. When people organize around an eternally unob- tainable ideal without clear boundaries, they are less likely to probe the boundaries of what is acceptable.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782193
- [3782220-024](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782220-024) [mechanism/argued] -- Individual autonomy and group cohesion reinforce rather than substitute for each other: the network effect is achieved only when individuals subsume their freedom to act in concert with the group, and diminishing one quality diminishes the other.
  > The network effect is only achieved when individuals subsume their freedom to act in concert with the group. Again, both individual autonomy and group cohesion need to be balanced to increase both qualities. Diminishing one diminishes the other.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of Transcendental Unifying Values for Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782220

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