The Emergence Machine

Continental Philosophy

abstract · philosophy · Level 10 · E9

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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

continental-philosophy emerges from existentialism + phenomenology. It requires cognition, causality.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “continental philosophy” 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
continental philosophy
Origin language
eng

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0Continental Phil…ExistentialismFree Will PhilPhenomenologyMind… intermediate l…AllowFormLifeStructureActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesContinental Phil…L10PhenomenologyL8ExistentialismL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Phenomenology L8 (conceptual)
    Continental philosophy includes phenomenology
  • Existentialism L9 (conceptual)
    Continental philosophy includes existentialism