The Emergence Machine

Paradox

abstract · philosophy · Level 11 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

paradox emerges from falsehood + truth + logic.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “paradox” 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
παράδοξον (paradoxon)
Origin language
grc

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L4L2L1L0ParadoxFalsehoodTruthThoughtLogicOrganism… intermediate l…BeingFormLifeStructureChangeExistenceMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesParadoxL11LogicL4FalsehoodL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Logic L4 (requires)
    A paradox involves a contradiction in logic.
  • Falsehood L10 (conceptual)
    Paradox involves contradiction