The Emergence Machine

Obey

process · social · Level 7 · 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

To obey is to follow a rule or order, a behavior that emerges from the collective actions of a group and the structure provided by rules.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “obey” 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.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0ObeyGroupGoalObjectiveOrganismCausalityCellRuleFormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesObeyL7RuleL3GroupL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Rule L3 (requires) polysemous
    to understand the concept of a set of guidelines or laws
  • Group L6 (requires) Sociology sense
    obey requires understanding group as a foundational concept