The Emergence Machine

Natural Rights

abstract · Law · 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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Emergence definition

natural-rights emerges from rights. It requires time.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
natural rights
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L7L2L1L0Natural RightsAuthorityPowerSocietyCommunityRight… intermediate l…ExerciseForceFormInformationActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesNatural RightsL11RightL7AuthorityL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Right L7 (required)
    Understanding natural-rights requires knowledge of rights.
  • Authority L10 (requires) Sociology sense
    Natural rights are rights that exist prior to and independent of government authority.