The Emergence Machine

Physics Envy

abstract · Emotion · Level 13 · 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

Physics-envy emerges as the use of jargon and mathematics in social sciences to imitate the systematic study of the natural world, where the transformation of state or condition, as governed by the laws of physics, is mimicked in the social sciences, revealing the underlying patterns of the universe.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L3L2L1L0Physics EnvyJargonLexicon LingMorphology LingPhysicsStateCellMeaning… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPhysics EnvyL13ChangeL1PhysicsL3StateL3JargonL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change helps understand the state-related concept of physics-envy
  • Physics L3 (requires)
    Use of jargon and mathematics in social sciences to imitate physics.
  • State L3 (requires) Politics sense
    physics envy requires understanding state as a foundational concept
  • Jargon L12 (requires)
    Use of jargon and mathematics in social sciences to imitate physics.