The Emergence Machine

Slavery

abstract · History · Level 15 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

Slavery is the forced labor or exploitation of individuals, often for extended periods, under the control of another person or group, often involving coercion, violence, or economic dependence, but this definition is incomplete without a clear understanding of resources and labor.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
sclavus
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL15L14L13L12L2L1L0SlaveryExploitationLaborExchange… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionDistributionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAbolitionismL16SlaveryL15ExploitationL14E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Exploitation L14 (requires)
    Forced labor or exploitation of individuals, often for extended periods, under the control of another person or group, often involving coercion, violence, or economic dependence.

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