The Emergence Machine

Intention

abstract · psychology · Level 9 · E8

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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

Intention is a deliberate thought about what to do, shaped by the mind's processing capabilities and directed toward a desired outcome.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
intentio
Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L5L2L1L0IntentionThoughtMindCognitionExperienceMemoryGoalPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesIntention AbsL10MentalizingL10PurposeL10TryL10ActingL11IntentionL9GoalL5ThoughtL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Goal L5 (requires) polysemous
    Intention is directed toward achieving a goal
  • Thought L8 (requires)
    Intention is a deliberate thought about what to do

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