Basal Ingredients Of Society • Prologue https://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2015/09/01/basal-ingredients-of-society-prol… All, I settled on the acronym BIOS to suggest the vital elements of life in society, a life in association with others, and not just any association but one whose flickers of life are sustained for more than a few vicissitudes of history. Sustainability in that life requires democracy, a society based on a distinctive form of social compact. Best Regards on this Day of Contemplation, Jon