The Emergence Machine

Nihilism

abstract · philosophy · Level 7 · E9

E9Cultures

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

nihilism emerges from good + truth + meaning. It requires cognition, causality.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
Nihilismus
Origin language
deu

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0NihilismCognitionPerceptionOrganismCellGoodFormLifeStructureValueChangeMatterQualityQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesNihilismL7GoodL3CognitionL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Good L3 (conceptual)
    Nihilism rejects moral good
  • Cognition L6 (requires)
    Nihilism rejects all meaning, truth, and values as baseless, questioning the foundations of knowledge and morality.