The Charter

The founding documents of Anabasis.

The Charter is not documentation. It is the constitutional record of Anabasis: eight Books, read as one bound volume, setting out the philosophy, the manifesto, the principles, and the doctrines by which the institution is governed.

Each Book stands on its own. Together, they form the ground on which every institution under Anabasis is built. They are meant to be read slowly, and in order, though the order is not enforced.

  1. I
    Philosophy
    Book I

    Why Anabasis exists.

  2. II
    Manifesto
    Book II

    The public declaration of purpose.

  3. III
    Principles
    Book III

    The immutable principles of Anabasis.

  4. IV
    The Design Doctrine
    Book IV

    Why the surface looks the way it does.

  5. V
    The Writing Doctrine
    Book V

    Voice, tone, and the standards of the sentence.

  6. VI
    The Research Doctrine
    Book VI

    How Anabasis conducts and publishes inquiry.

  7. VII
    The Brand Doctrine
    Book VII

    Identity, symbol, and the architecture of the name.

  8. VIII
    The Operating Principles
    Book VIII

    How Anabasis decides, organizes, and endures.