The Emergence Machine

Authority

abstract · Politics · Level 10 · E11

E11Organizations

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Emergence definition

authority emerges from society. It requires power, pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
authority
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0AuthorityPowerSocietyCommunity… intermediate l…ExerciseForceFormLifeActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAbsolutismL11AmbassadorL11AristocratL11ArrestL11AuthoritarianismL11AuthorityL10ExerciseL2PowerL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Exercise L2 (requires)
    Authority is the legitimate exercise of power in a societal context, recognized and accepted by those subject to it, shaping the distribution of decision-making and governance.
  • Power L9 (requires) Politics sense
    Authority is legitimate power - power that is accepted as rightful by those subject to it, making power the underlying basis for understanding authority.

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