The Emergence Machine

Carve

process · Action · Level 11 · E10

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Emergence definition

Cutting a hard material to produce a shape requires a tool that has been developed within a cultural system, which relies on the presence of a tool that can apply force and follow a pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L4L3L2L1L0CarveCutDivisionArmyPoliticsToolMaterialResultStateSystem… intermediate l…ConsequenceForceFormLandActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesChiselL12EngravingL12SculptL12CarveL11SystemL3ToolL4CutL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) polysemous
    To understand the process of carving, we need to consider the cultural context in which tools are developed and used to shape materials.
  • Tool L4 (requires)
    Cut a hard material to produce a shape -- prerequisite: tool
  • Cut L10 (requires)
    Cut a hard material to produce a shape -- prerequisite: cut

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