The Emergence Machine

Race

abstract · Anthropology · Level 9 · E9

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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

race emerges from group. It requires culture, time.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L5L2L1L0RacePeopleSocietyCommunityPersonBodyCooperationGroupAnimalBehaviorCategoryGoal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesClement RapidsL10Dent RapidsL10First Interracia…L10Galloway RapidsL10Greene Point Rap…L10RaceL9CategoryL5GroupL6PeopleL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Category L5 (requires)
    Race: A socially constructed category of people sharing perceived physical and cultural characteristics, often tied to historical and temporal contexts, and used to distinguish one group from others.
  • Group L6 (foundational) Sociology sense
    Group provides the foundational basis for understanding race.
  • People L8 (requires)
    Race: A socially constructed category of people sharing perceived physical and cultural characteristics, often tied to historical and temporal contexts, and used to distinguish one group from others.

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