The Emergence Machine

Morality

abstract · Philosophy · Level 3 · 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

Morality is the system of principles guiding human behavior in accordance with values, determining right and wrong actions.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
morality
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0MoralityValueQualityQuantityPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesHonourL8ParableL9HonestL10FableL11InnocentL11MoralityL3ValueL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Value L2 (requires) Philosophy sense
    Morality requires understanding of value as a foundational concept.

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