The Emergence Machine

Worldview

abstract · Anthropology · 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.

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Emergence definition

A worldview is a complex, culturally-mediated understanding of the world that arises from the interactions between human behavior and the symbolic and communicative aspects of culture.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
worldview
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L5L2L1L0WorldviewCultureSocietyCommunityLanguageBehaviorGoal… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesWabi SabiL11WorldviewL10BehaviorL5CultureL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Behavior L5 (foundational)
    Behavior provides the foundational basis for understanding worldview.
  • Culture L9 (requires)
    An anthropological concept relating to worldview, involving human societies, cultures, or evolutionary development.

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