The Emergence Machine

Aim

abstract · teleology · Level 6 · E8

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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

Aim emerges from the interplay between causality and behavior, where causality provides the necessary relationship between events and behavior offers the tendency or inclination that guides a system's movement or change, resulting in a directional tendency or inclination towards a specific outcome.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0AimBehaviorOrganismCausalityCellFormLifeOutcomeStructureActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesTechnocracy Move…L7Goal EquipL8Goal SportL8AimL6OutcomeL2CausalityL3BehaviorL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Outcome L2 (requires)
    Aim is a directional tendency or inclination that guides a system's movement or behavior towards a specific outcome, driven by causality and influenced by the anticipation of change.
  • Causality L3 (requires)
    Aim requires understanding of causality as a foundational concept.
  • Behavior L5 (requires)
    Aim is a directional tendency or inclination that guides a system's movement or behavior towards a specific outcome, driven by causality and influenced by the anticipation of change.

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