The Emergence Machine

Opinion

abstract · Sociology · Level 7 · E9

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Emergence definition

An opinion emerges from the combination of group and experience, where group enables the emergence of complex behaviors and relationships, and experience shapes the subjective judgment or viewpoint held by an individual within a social space.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “opinion” 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
opinion
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L6L2L1L0JudgmentReasoningThoughtOpinionMindCognitionExperienceGroupMemory… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAgreeL8Opinion AbsL8DisinformationL9EditorialL9PropagandaL9OpinionL7GroupL6JudgmentL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Group L6 (requires) Sociology sense
    opinion requires understanding group as a foundational concept
  • Judgment L10 (requires) mutual
    An opinion is a subjective judgment or viewpoint held by an individual within a social space, shaped by their experiences, values, and cultural context.

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