The Emergence Machine

Peasant

physical · Society · Level 9 · E11

E11Organizations

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Emergence definition

A peasant is a farmer or agricultural laborer of low social rank, working within the context of a society that values agriculture.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0PeasantFarmerSocietyAgricultureCommunityFarmingCooperationFoodGroupPlant… intermediate l…ForceFormLandLifeActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPeasantL9GroupL6AgricultureL7FarmerL8SocietyL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Group L6 (requires) polysemous
    Understanding group is foundational to the social concept of peasant
  • Agriculture L7 (requires)
    Farming is a prerequisite for the concept of a peasant, as it provides the context for agricultural labor.
  • Farmer L8 (requires)
    Agricultural laborer of low social rank -- prerequisite: farmer
  • Society L8 (requires)
    Agricultural laborer of low social rank -- prerequisite: society