The Emergence Machine

Curiosity

abstract · Psychology · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Curiosity emerges from mind and requires interest and attention.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
curiosity
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0CuriosityDesireEmotionThoughtMind… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCuriousL11ExplorationL11PochemuchkaL11CuriosityL10ThoughtL8DesireL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Thought L8 (requires)
    Curiosity drives the search for knowledge through questioning
  • Desire L9 (requires)
    Curiosity is a desire to learn and understand

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