The Emergence Machine

Materialism

abstract · philosophy · Level 5 · E0

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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

materialism emerges from monism. It requires matter.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
materialis
Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0MaterialismMonismRealityUnityBeingSubstanceExistenceMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMaterialismL5RealityL3MonismL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Reality L3 (requires)
    reality is a fundamental concept in materialism
  • Monism L4 (conceptual)
    Materialism is a form of monism