Applications

The application collection for Sustenesis Theory.

This directory is reserved for essays that apply Sustenesis Theory to practical fields, real cases, and concrete structures.

The original essays directory remains the first collection, focused mainly on philosophical essays.

Article Directory

Why Faith Persists
A Sustenesis analysis of how belief in God, religious practice, communities, and questions of faith form, persist, change, and fail. Geoffrey Chen, Draft 0.1, 2026.10.11.
Time and Space as Special Cases of the State Domain
An application paper connecting ordinary experience with relativistic spacetime through the State Domain, while distinguishing philosophical interpretation from physical derivation. Version 1.0. Geoffrey Chen, 2026.9.22.
Redefining Copyright
A Sustenesis framework for identifying creative structures, locating human authorship, and defining the legal boundaries of copyright in AI-assisted creation. Geoffrey Chen, 2026.9.1.
Why AI Inequality Persists
Constraint closure and a Sustenesis framework for explaining how technical and institutional choices become persistent inequality in public administration. Geoffrey Chen, 2026.8.30.
Legality, Legitimacy, and the Sustenetic Coherence of Public Institutions
Difference, constraint, and maintenance in the case of Australian passport fees. Geoffrey Chen, 2026.6.6.

Philosophical Essays
The first Sustenesis Theory essay collection, focused mainly on philosophical questions and theoretical clarification.
Sustenesis Dialogues
A collection for dialogue-based articles, interviews, exchanges, and discussions around Sustenesis Theory.