The book discusses some key laws re. hierarchies, in particular the Peter Principle: In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his own level of incompetence, and then stays there (L Peter & R Hull, 1969).Other important laws discussed in the book include:
- Mohr’s Law of Hierarchies.
- 10 Laws of the new religion Mohronism.
- Mohr’s Law of Capitalism and Mohr’s Power Law.
- Mohr’s Law of Bullshit: E = BS2, and Mohr’s Laws of War.
- Mohr’s Law of Politics and Mohr’s Laws of Decisions (10).
The book discusses the problems encountered in hierarchies:
- In family life, education and training, and the workplace
- In religions, politics and the criminal world.
The psychology of attitudes and conflict also discussed, and how to deal with and rise in hierarchies.