Not Losing Face

"What power is, can be, or is imagined by human reasoning. This topic is essential, even vital, because what power is and how it is used is the energy that determines the social and cultural fabric of life. Power is understood in many ways, an existence too complicated to be conveniently rationalized from a compartmentalized methodology. But there is also a paradox at play, for power can be reduced to the simplicity of acting or not acting in a certain way. This "acting" can be self-induced or due to pressure from others and societal expectations. Thus, power is multifaceted, but also binary, yes or no, in its potentiality and actuality. "Not Losing Face: Actuality and Potentiality of Power" interweaves this versatile nature of power within the space of its binary disposition"--