The Emergence Machine

Awareness

abstract · cognitive · Level 8 · 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

awareness emerges from consciousness. It requires perception, pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
awareness
Origin language
eng

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0AwarenessRecognitionMemoryPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesFeelingL9MindfulnessL9RetrievalL9DadirriL10GokottaL10AwarenessL8RecognitionL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Recognition L7 (requires)
    Awareness is the state of being cognizant of one's surroundings, internal experiences, or external stimuli, facilitated by the recognition of patterns and perception.

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