The Emergence Machine

Knowledge

abstract · philosophy · 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

Knowledge emerges as a justified true belief grounded in evidence and rational reasoning, which builds upon our understanding of how we comprehend and grasp meaning through the flow of energy and the dynamic pattern of movement and transformation, and the thought process that shapes our mind.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
knowledge
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L3L2L1L0KnowledgeThoughtMindCognitionExperienceMemoryCellUnderstand… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeProcessActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesOpinion AbsL8A PosterioriL10ApprenticeL10CompetenceL10CorrectL10KnowledgeL9UnderstandL3ThoughtL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Understand L3 (requires)
    Knowledge requires understanding to organize information meaningfully
  • Thought L8 (requires)
    Knowledge is acquired through thought and reasoning

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