The Emergence Machine

Modal Logic

abstract · philosophy · Level 7 · E10

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

modal-logic emerges from necessity + possibility + logic.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
modus
Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Modal LogicNecessityPossibilityLogicCausalityFormStructureMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesModal LogicL7LogicL4NecessityL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Logic L4 (requires)
    to understand the formal structure of reasoning
  • Necessity L6 (conceptual)
    Modal logic formalizes necessity