The Emergence Machine

Monism

abstract · philosophy · Level 4 · 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

monism emerges from substance + unity.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
μόνος (monos)
Origin language
grc

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0MonismUnityBeingSubstanceExistenceMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesMaterialismL5MonismL4SubstanceL2UnityL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Substance L2 (conceptual)
    Monism posits one substance
  • Unity L3 (conceptual) philosophy sense
    Monism emphasizes unity of reality

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