The Emergence Machine

Soul

abstract · Religion · 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.

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Emergence definition

The essence of a living being, imbued with thought and consciousness, giving rise to spiritual and moral identity.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “soul”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
soul
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L3L2L1L0SoulReligionBeliefCultureSocietyThoughtCausalityCellEssenceMeaning… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesReincarnationL12SoulL11EssenceL3ReligionL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Essence L3 (requires)
    The soul is the non-corporeal, immaterial essence of a living being, encompassing its spiritual and moral identity.
  • Religion L10 (requires)
    This is a specific religious tradition; understanding religion as a concept comes first

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