The Emergence Machine

State

abstract · Politics · Level 3 · E12

E12States

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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

a state is a geographical area with a defined territory, governed by a structure that exercises power over its people, where the shape and arrangement of matter, as governed by form, and the organized arrangement of particles in space, as governed by structure, allow for the complex patterns and transformations that give rise to a functioning government.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
state
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0StateForceFormLandStructureActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAchilleanL4AntinatalismL4Arcane GroupL4AsrmehrL4AusterityL4StateL3MotionL1ForceL2FormL2LandL2StructureL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion helps understand force-related concept state
  • Force L2 (requires)
    A state exercises power over its people
  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of state
  • Land L2 (requires)
    A state governs a defined territory of land
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    A state has organized governmental structure

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