The Emergence Machine

Modernization

abstract · History · Level 11 · 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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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
modernus
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0ModernizationTraditionCultureSociety… intermediate l…ProcessTransformFormInformationActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesModernizationL11ActionL1ProcessL2TransformL2TraditionL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of modernization
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    Understanding process is essential for grasping modernization
  • Transform L2 (requires)
    The process of transforming a society from traditional to modern.
  • Tradition L10 (requires)
    The process of transforming a society from traditional to modern.