The Emergence Machine

Thought

abstract · cognitive · Level 8 · E8

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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

Thought is a product of the mind's processing capabilities, shaped by the experiences that form the mind.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
thought
Origin language
eng

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0ThoughtMindCognitionExperienceMemoryPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBackgammonL9BeliefL9BoredomL9CheckersL9Chess GameL9ThoughtL8ExperienceL6MindL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Experience L6 (requires)
    To understand thought as a specific mental activity, we need to grasp the concept of experience, which is the foundation of the mind.
  • Mind L7 (requires)
    Thought is a specific mental activity - a product of the mind's processing capabilities

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