The Emergence Machine

Patronage

abstract · Politics · Level 9 · 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

patronage emerges from society. It requires space.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “patronage” 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
patronage
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0PatronageSocietyCommunityOrganizationSupportCooperationGroup… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPatronageL9OrganizationL7SupportL7SocietyL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organization L7 (requires) Work/Occupation sense
    Patronage: A system of support or influence granted by a powerful individual or group to a person or organization, often in exchange for loyalty, favor, or service, shaping the distribution of resources and power within a society.
  • Support L7 (requires) social sense
    Patronage: A system of support or influence granted by a powerful individual or group to a person or organization, often in exchange for loyalty, favor, or service, shaping the distribution of resources and power within a society.
  • Society L8 (required)
    Society comprises the members, groups, and institutions that together form a political community requiring shared norms and structures.