The Emergence Machine

Validity

abstract · philosophy · Level 10 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

validity emerges from argument + logic.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
validitas
Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0ValidityReasoningTruthThoughtMind… intermediate l…BeingFormLifeStructureChangeExistenceMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesSoundnessL11Question AbsL14ValidityL10ReasoningL9TruthL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Reasoning L9 (requires)
    Validity is a property of logical reasoning
  • Truth L9 (requires)
    Validity concerns whether reasoning leads to truth

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