The Emergence Machine

Monogamy

process · Anthropology · Level 8 · E9

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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

monogamy emerges from family. It requires culture, time.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
monogamy
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0MonogamyFamilySexualGroupReproductionAnimalGoalArrangementObjectiveOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMonogamyL8ArrangementL4FamilyL7SexualL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Arrangement L4 (requires)
    Monogamy: A social arrangement where one individual forms a long-term, exclusive romantic or sexual partnership with one partner, often within a familial context, characterized by a commitment to mutual loyalty and fidelity over time.
  • Family L7 (foundational) Sociology sense
    Family provides the foundational basis for understanding monogamy.
  • Sexual L7 (requires)
    Monogamy: A social arrangement where one individual forms a long-term, exclusive romantic or sexual partnership with one partner, often within a familial context, characterized by a commitment to mutual loyalty and fidelity over time.