The Emergence Machine

Naturalism

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

naturalism emerges from mechanism + art + reality.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
naturalis
Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0NaturalismMechanismRealityBeingForceFormStructureActionExistenceMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesSupernaturalismL5NaturalismL4MechanismL3RealityL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Mechanism L3 (conceptual)
    Naturalism explains reality entirely through natural causes and physical mechanisms, rejecting the supernatural.
  • Reality L3 (requires)
    to understand naturalism, one must understand the concept of reality

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