The Emergence Machine

Government

abstract · Politics · Level 5 · 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

government emerges from organization + behavior. It requires rule, institution.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0GovernmentPoliticsStateForceFormLandStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesExecutiveL6ExtremismL6FederalismL6KingdomL6LawL6GovernmentL5FormL2StructureL2PoliticsL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of government
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Remediation: break cycle
  • Politics L4 (requires)
    Remediation: break cycle

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