The Emergence Machine

Domestication

process · Anthropology · Level 7 · E8

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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

Domestication is the process of altering the behavior and physiology of animals through selective breeding and environmental pressures.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
domestication
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0DomesticationGroupPetAnimalGoalHomeObjectiveOrganismBuildingCausalityCellFormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesHusbandryL8DomesticationL7GroupL6PetL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Group L6 (foundational) Sociology sense
    Group provides the foundational basis for understanding domestication.
  • Pet L6 (foundational)
    Animal provides the foundational basis for understanding domestication.

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