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Common Good influences Justice. Activate to inspect this relation.Democracy applies to Common Good. Activate to inspect this relation.Distributive Justice depends on Equality. Activate to inspect this relation.Distributive Justice is a Justice. Activate to inspect this relation.Justice constrains Equality. Activate to inspect this relation.Justice constrains Liberty. Activate to inspect this relation.Legitimacy influences Democracy. Activate to inspect this relation.Political Authority requires Legitimacy. Activate to inspect this relation.Political philosophy applies to Public sphere. Activate to inspect this relation.Power constrains Political Authority. Activate to inspect this relation.Power influences Institutions. Activate to inspect this relation.Power measures Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Rent-seeking depends on Power. Activate to inspect this relation.Rights constrains Legitimacy. Activate to inspect this relation.Rights enables Liberty. Activate to inspect this relation.Social contract depends on State of Nature. Activate to inspect this relation.Social contract explains Political Authority. Activate to inspect this relation.Social contract is part of Political philosophy. Activate to inspect this relation.Social Justice applies to Justice. Activate to inspect this relation.Sovereignty influences National Interest. Activate to inspect this relation.Sovereignty is a Political Authority. Activate to inspect this relation.Sovereignty is part of Anarchy. Activate to inspect this relation.Sovereignty requires Power. Activate to inspect this relation.Toleration depends on Liberty. Activate to inspect this relation.DemocracyCommon GoodLegitimacyJusticePolitical AuthorityRightsEqualityLibertyDistributive JusticeSocial JusticePowerSocial contractSovereigntyTolerationEnergy transferInstitutionsRent-seekingState of NaturePolitical philosophyNational InterestAnarchyPublic sphere
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16 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Biology, Communication Science, Economics, Engineering….

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22 concepts24 relationships14 disciplines5 relation families

At a glance

Democracy is a form of government in which political power derives from the collective will of the people.

Disciplines
Political Philosophy
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Bridge concepts (7)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Anarchy1
    International Relations · connects to Sovereignty
  • Energy transfer1
    Biology, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Nutrition Science, Physics · connects to Power
  • Institutions1
    Political Economy · connects to Power
  • National Interest1
    International Relations · connects to Sovereignty
  • Public sphere1
    Communication Science, Media Studies · connects to Political philosophy

Insights from this view

Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 14 disciplines: Biology, Communication Science, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, International Relations, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Nutrition Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, Social Work.
  • Energy transfer is a bridge concept — viewed here through Biology, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Nutrition Science, Physics.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.
  • Stocks and flows explains 2 concepts in this view (Biology, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nutrition Science, Physics, Political Economy, Political Philosophy).

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ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

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What this is

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One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

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