The Emergence Machine

Atrocity

abstract · History · Level 5 · 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

Atrocity emerges as a grave and inhumane act of violence or cruelty perpetrated against individuals or groups, causing widespread suffering and violating fundamental human rights and dignity, but this definition is incomplete without a clear understanding of existence.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
atrocitas
Origin language
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Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0AtrocityHistoryRecordInformationPastChangeExistencePresentEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesAtrocityL5ChangeL1ExistenceL1HistoryL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    atrocity requires understanding change as a foundational concept
  • Existence L1 (requires)
    to understand atrocity, one must first understand the concept of existence
  • History L4 (requires)
    This is a historical concept; understanding history comes first