The Emergence Machine

Proposition

abstract · philosophy · Level 9 · 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

proposition emerges from argument + truth + meaning.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “proposition” 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
propositio
Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L4L2L1L0PropositionStatementLanguageCommunicationLogicOrganism… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesArgumentL10QuantifierL10Analytic Philoso…L11PropositionL9LogicL4StatementL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Logic L4 (requires)
    Logic is crucial for evaluating propositions.
  • Statement L8 (requires)
    A proposition is a statement that can be evaluated as true or false

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