emanationbased
Emanationbased is an adjective used to describe theoretical or design approaches that posit phenomena as emergent continuations of a primary source through emanation. The term emphasizes developmental dependence and a hierarchical relation in which higher-order structures are seen as downstream expressions of an origin rather than independent constructions.
Origin and usage. The term is not standardized, but it is often traced to philosophy and speculative
In philosophy, particularly Neoplatonism, emanation is a metaphysical principle describing how multiplicity arises from unity. In
Examples and domains. Examples include historical metaphysics (the Neoplatonist view of emanation from the One to
Limitations. Critics note that emanationbased approaches can be abstract and difficult to test empirically, and may
Related topics include emanation, Neoplatonism, systems theory, hierarchy, and process philosophy.