The Emergence Machine

Institution

abstract · Sociology · Level 3 · 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

An institution is an established organization or practice with social significance and stability, arising from the existence of meaning and causality, which are structured and take form in the world.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
institution
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0InstitutionFormStructureExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCourt SystemL4Law EnforcementL4Office BuildingL4PrisonL7ProgressivismL8InstitutionL3ExistenceL1FormL2StructureL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Existence L1 (requires)
    To understand an institution, one must first understand the concept of existence.
  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of institution
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Remediation: break cycle

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