The Emergence Machine

Egalitarianism

abstract · Anthropology · Level 9 · E10

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Emergence definition

Egalitarianism emerges from the organization of organisms into groups, with a shared pattern and community, enabling the emergence of complex behaviors and relationships, and the formation of societies that value equality and fairness.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
egalitarianism
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0EgalitarianismCultureSocietyCommunityLanguageCommunicationCooperationGroup… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesEgalitarianismL9GroupL6SocietyL8CultureL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Group L6 (requires) polysemous
    Understanding group is foundational to the social concept of egalitarianism
  • Society L8 (foundational)
    Society provides the foundational basis for understanding egalitarianism.
  • Culture L9 (requires) mutual
    egalitarianism is a concept studied in anthropology.