The Emergence Machine

Secret

abstract · Philosophy · Level 11 · E9

E9Cultures

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

Something hidden from others that is stable or unchanging.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “secret” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0SecretTrustBeliefEmotionThought… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSecretL11InformationL2TrustL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Information L2 (requires)
    Something kept hidden from others -- prerequisite: information
  • Trust L10 (requires)
    Something kept hidden from others -- prerequisite: trust