The Emergence Machine

Corruption

abstract · Law · Level 16 · 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

corruption emerges from power + crime.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
corruptio
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL16L15L14L13L9L7L2L1L0CorruptionExtortionMoneyBriberyTradePowerBeliefCultureEconomyOrganizationCommunityCrimeLanguage… intermediate l…BeingForceFormInformationActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCorruptionL16OrganizationL7PowerL9BriberyL13ExtortionL15E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organization L7 (requires) Sociology sense
    Abuse of power for personal or organizational gain, typically involving bribery, extortion, or other forms of exploitation of public or private authority.
  • Power L9 (required) Politics sense
    Understanding corruption requires knowledge of power.
  • Bribery L13 (requires)
    Abuse of power for personal or organizational gain, typically involving bribery, extortion, or other forms of exploitation of public or private authority.
  • Extortion L15 (requires)
    Abuse of power for personal or organizational gain, typically involving bribery, extortion, or other forms of exploitation of public or private authority.