The Emergence Machine

Virtue

abstract · Philosophy · Level 11 · E9

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Emergence definition

virtue emerges from good. It requires morality, pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “virtue” 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
virtue
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L5L3L2L1L0VirtuePhilosophyReasoningThoughtBehaviorPerceptionCausalityCellGoodMorality… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureValueActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesViceL12Virtue EthicsL12VirtueL11GoodL3MoralityL3BehaviorL5PhilosophyL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Good L3 (conceptual)
    Virtue is habitual good
  • Morality L3 (requires)
    Virtue requires understanding of morality as a foundational concept.
  • Behavior L5 (requires)
    Behavior showing high moral standards -- prerequisite: behavior
  • Philosophy L10 (requires)
    philosophy is a core concept needed to understand virtue

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