The Emergence Machine

Democracy

abstract · Politics · Level 8 · 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

Democracy is a system of governance where power is exercised by the people, either directly or through elected representatives, with the aim of promoting the common good.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
democracy
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0DemocracyRightLawDirectionGovernment… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBallotL9CampaignL9CandidateL9ConstituencyL9DisenfranchisementL9DemocracyL8GovernmentL5RightL7E1 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 democracy
  • Right L7 (requires)
    Remediation: break cycle

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