The Emergence Machine

Existentialism

abstract · philosophy · Level 9 · 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

existentialism emerges from free-will-phil + being + existence. It requires cognition, causality.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
existentialisme
Origin language
fra

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0ExistentialismFree Will PhilMindCognitionMemory… intermediate l…AllowFormLifeStructureActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesContinental Phil…L10ExistentialismL9CognitionL6Free Will PhilL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cognition L6 (requires)
    Existentialism emphasizes human freedom and the responsibility to create one's own essence through choices.
  • Free Will Phil L8 (conceptual)
    Existentialism emphasizes free will

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