The Emergence Machine

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E10Institutions

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

The state of freedom is realized when an individual's liberty is not compromised by external constraints, allowing them to exercise their autonomy and pursue their choices without undue restriction or coercion, thereby actualizing their freedom.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
free
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0FreeLibertyMobility SocialThinkFreedomSocietyThought… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFreeL11LibertyL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • free English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Liberty L10 (requires)
    Being free implies liberty