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{{a|work|{{wmc|Portrait of Plato Roman copy of Greek original from 360 BCE NAMA 3735.jpg|Arsimedes, yesterday.}}}}{{d|Buttocractics|ˈbʌtəkrækˈtɪks|n|}}The branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of self-interest. It is often characterised as “first philosophy”, implying that it is more fundamental to our understanding of the cosmos than other, more superficial forms of philosophical inquiry such as metaphysics or epistemology. 

Buttocractics was first eludicated by Greek philospher [[Arsimedes]] in his book {{br|Buttocraxis}} (''βυτοκρακτική'') in which he described an intrinsic and measurable sense of self-interest, which he denoted by the lower case [[omega]] ([[ω]])) which is, of course, the ancient theological disposition of ''being elsewhere when blame is attributed'', or “avoiding the [[apocalypse]]”. 

[[Arsimedes]], from whose name the English word “arse” derives, thence deduced the [[maxim]] by which all persons charged with the grave responsibility of [[middle management]] live: 
{{quote|Πρώτον, μην βλάπτεις τον εαυτό σου}}
This was later rendered in Latin by the Roman poet Hypocritus:
{{quote|[[Primum non nocere tibi]]: “First, do no harm ''to your own career''”.}}
Arsimedes came to worldwide attention after he was featured in the 1991 movie ''[[Silence of the Lambs|Silence of the Subject Matter Experts]]'':
{{Innovation and the legal eagle}}

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*[[Apocalypse]]
*[[Control function]]
*[[Plausible deniability]]
*[[Agency problem]]