The Emergence Machine

Ubuntu

abstract · Philosophy · 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

Ubuntu emerges from community and requires society, empathy, and relationship.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
Ubuntu
Origin language
zu

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L6L2L1L0UbuntuEmpathySympathyConsciousnessEmotionImaginationSocietyCognitionCooperationGroupMemory… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeProcessActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesUbuntuL11GroupL6SocietyL8EmpathyL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Group L6 (requires) polysemous
    Understanding group is foundational to the social concept of ubuntu
  • Society L8 (requires)
    Understanding society is foundational to ubuntu.
  • Empathy L10 (requires)
    Understanding empathy is foundational to ubuntu.