The Emergence Machine

Sedentism

abstract · Psychology · 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

Transition from a lifestyle characterized by frequent movement and migration to a society which remains in one place permanently.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0SedentismSocietyCommunityCooperationGroupBehaviorGoalRemainsCausalityCellPost Privacy Lif…Record… intermediate l…BeingFormInformationLifeActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSedentismL9Post Privacy Lif…L3RemainsL5GroupL6SocietyL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Post Privacy Lifestyle L3 (requires)
    post privacy lifestyle is a core concept needed to understand sedentism
  • Remains L5 (requires)
    Transition from nomadic lifestyle to a society which remains in one place permanently.
  • Group L6 (requires) polysemous
    Understanding group is foundational to the social concept of sedentism
  • Society L8 (requires)
    Transition from nomadic lifestyle to a society which remains in one place permanently.