The Emergence Machine

Authoritarianism

abstract · Politics · Level 11 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

authoritarianism emerges from government. It requires space.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “authoritarianism” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “authoritarianism”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
authoritarianism
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L5L4L2L1L0AuthoritarianismAuthorityPowerSocietyBehaviorGoalGovernmentGovernanceObjectiveOrganismPolitics… intermediate l…ExerciseForceFormLandActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesAuthoritarianismL11GovernanceL4GovernmentL5AuthorityL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Governance L4 (requires)
    Authoritarianism: A system of governance characterized by a single authority's absolute control over a defined territory, with limited or no checks on their power.
  • Government L5 (required)
    Authoritarianism is a system of government where a single authority or leader exercises absolute power with little constraint from democratic processes or institutions.
  • Authority L10 (requires) Politics sense
    Authoritarianism: A system of governance characterized by a single authority's absolute control over a defined territory, with limited or no checks on their power.