The Emergence Machine

Extremism

abstract · Politics · Level 6 · 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

extremism emerges from politics. It requires space.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
extremism
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0ExtremismGoalGovernmentObjectivePoliticsCausalityStateForceFormLandStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesExtremismL6GoalL5GovernmentL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Goal L5 (requires) polysemous
    Extremism: Unyielding pursuit of radical political goals through uncompromising means, occupying the outer limits of political thought and action.
  • Government L5 (requires)
    Understanding government helps understand the political concept of extremism