The Emergence Machine

Truth

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.

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Emergence definition

truth emerges from logic + meaning.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “truth” 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
ἀλήθεια (aletheia)
Origin language
grc

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L3L2L1L0TruthThoughtMindCognitionExperienceMemoryCellReality… intermediate l…BeingFormLifeStructureChangeExistenceMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBelief PhilL10BelieveL10CorrectL10EvidenceL10FalsehoodL10TruthL9RealityL3ThoughtL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Reality L3 (requires)
    Truth is conformity with fact or reality
  • Thought L8 (requires)
    Truth involves thought and judgment about what is real

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