The Emergence Machine

Being

abstract · philosophy · Level 2 · E0

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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

being emerges from existence. It requires thought.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
τὸ ὄν (to on)
Origin language
grc

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0BeingExistenceQualityPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBerliner LuftL3BreakfastL3Chayei AdamL3ChochasL3Chochmat AdamL3BeingL2ExistenceL1QualityL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Existence L1 (conceptual)
    Being presupposes existence
  • Quality L1 (requires)
    being can have various qualities or attributes

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