The Emergence Machine

Wisdom

abstract · Philosophy · Level 10 · E9

E9Cultures

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

The ability to make informed decisions and judgments based on accumulated knowledge and experience, which requires the ability to perceive patterns and relationships in the world.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L6L2L1L0WisdomKnowledgeThoughtMindCognitionExperienceMemory… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeProcessActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesWiseL11WisdomL10ExperienceL6KnowledgeL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Experience L6 (requires)
    Ability to use knowledge and experience for good judgment -- prerequisite: experience
  • Knowledge L9 (requires) polysemous
    Ability to use knowledge and experience for good judgment -- prerequisite: knowledge

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