The Emergence Machine

Capitalism

abstract · Economics · Level 16 · E11

E11Organizations

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

Capitalism is an economic system that emerges from the interaction of government and capital, where the goal is to maximize profit through the production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL16L15L14L13L5L2L1L0CapitalismCapitalMoneyTradeGovernmentAnimalBehaviorDirection… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeCollectionDistributionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCapitalism SocL17CapitalismL16GovernmentL5CapitalL15E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Government L5 (requires)
    Understanding government helps understand the political concept of capitalism
  • Capital L15 (definitional)
    Capital is part of the definition of capitalism.

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