The Emergence Machine

Property

abstract · Law · Level 8 · 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

Property emerges from the interaction of value and structure within a societal context, giving rise to a shared understanding of what is valuable and how it is organized.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0PropertyPersonRightBodyLawAnimalDirectionGovernment… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandMatterActionChangeExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAttributeL9EasementL9PossessionL9AssetL10EquityL10PropertyL8MatterL1PersonL7RightL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Property is a thing owned or possessed by someone
  • Person L7 (requires)
    Property involves a person having ownership over something
  • Right L7 (requires)
    Property requires the concept of rights over possessions

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