The Emergence Machine

Reasoning

abstract · Philosophy · Level 9 · E8

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Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

reasoning emerges from cognition. It requires thought, logic, knowledge, pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L4L2L1L0ReasoningThoughtMindCognitionExperienceMemoryLogicOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesInferenceL10Intellectual EduL10JudgmentL10NumeracyL10PhilosophyL10ReasoningL9LogicL4ThoughtL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Logic L4 (requires)
    Logic is crucial for reasoning.
  • Thought L8 (requires)
    Reasoning uses thought

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