The phenomenon of money allows for an expansion of any economic system. It is a medium of exchange and a receptacle of value that is mobile. The ability to control money allows for a greater influence of the overall economy. Understanding these traits makes it easier to establish alternative currencies that are able to function both locally and nationally.

 
Ludwig Wittgenstein's work concentrated on language and how meaning was created within it. He also commented on ethics and how to work toward the good. Within a system of meaning one can only find relative values since any absolute exists outside of the system. However, the search for value supposes that an absolute value exists even though it can not be completely discovered. The search proves that something is there outside of an individual's reach. Finding the good is therefore a process and not a goal.

 
The science fiction writer Philip K. Dick had a very unusual life which to some extent influenced his work. Later in his life he had a mystical vision which he attempted to explain and explore in his books from that point onward.

 
In the modern era, one saw the rise of the nation state. Along with determined boundaries, there was also the formation of the people that is united in a relationship with the state. Their identity is more homogeneous compared to groups that existed before the state, known as the multitude which is inherently heterogeneous.

 
The medieval art of Prague revealed a unique style that was more ornate than the Gothic of Western Europe but still specifically European. It was due to the sponsorship of the ruler of that region which lasted for a brief time, and was a precursor to the exuberance of Renaissance art overall.

 
The open source methodology can be applied beyond software creation. Its use in commodity production can allow for a new type of economics. Here is an exmaple of beer that has an open source recipe that makes it possible for anyone to reproduce the beer, make modifications to it, and use it free of charge as well as have the freedom to circulate the information to others.

 
The influence of Spinoza on Deleuze is based on the actualization of being from pure essence to existence. This process can be seen in Deleuze as the repetition of being that creates new things in the world. Rights and the democratic contract in this context are not the continuation of predetermined actions but the allowance of the ability to act in the first place.

 
The use of money, especially the use of alternative currencies is based upon the necessity of trade. Whether through barter, a standard of value, or credit and debt money facilitates trade and can be created by communities in order to allow new forms of trade to exist. This creates new economic opportunties in a community that is not met by the current national system. Trade creates money as its purpose rather than as a storing of static wealth.