The Emergence Machine

Know Act

process · cognition · Level 12 · 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

Know act: The mental process of forming a conclusion or judgment based on information or evidence, resulting in a conscious awareness of a fact or truth, through the flow of energy.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L2L1L0Know ActConclusionArgumentJudgmentPremisePropositionReasoningTruth… intermediate l…InformationProcessBeingFormActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesKnow ActL12ActionL1InformationL2ProcessL2JudgmentL10ConclusionL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of know-act
  • Information L2 (requires)
    Know act: The mental process of forming a conclusion or judgment based on information or evidence, resulting in a conscious awareness of a fact or truth.
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    Understanding process is essential for grasping know act
  • Judgment L10 (requires)
    Know act: The mental process of forming a conclusion or judgment based on information or evidence, resulting in a conscious awareness of a fact or truth.
  • Conclusion L11 (requires)
    Know act: The mental process of forming a conclusion or judgment based on information or evidence, resulting in a conscious awareness of a fact or truth.