The Emergence Machine

Epicureanism

abstract · philosophy · Level 7 · 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

epicureanism emerges from good + experience. It requires cognition, causality.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
Επικουρισμός (Epikourismos)
Origin language
grc

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0EpicureanismCognitionPerceptionOrganismCellGoodFormLifeStructureValueChangeMatterQualityQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesEpicureanismL7GoodL3CognitionL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Good L3 (conceptual)
    Epicureanism identifies good with pleasure
  • Cognition L6 (requires)
    Epicureanism advocates pursuing moderate pleasures and intellectual enjoyments as the path to a satisfying life.