The Emergence Machine

Childhood

abstract · Anthropology · Level 9 · E9

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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

childhood emerges from person. It requires culture, time.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
childhood
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0ChildhoodDependencyModulePersonSocializationBodyCodeComponentGroup… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeOperationActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesChildhoodL9PersonL7SocializationL7DependencyL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Person L7 (foundational)
    Person provides the foundational basis for understanding childhood.
  • Socialization L7 (requires)
    Childhood: A period of human development characterized by dependency, socialization, and learning within a culturally defined framework, marked by significant physical, cognitive, and emotional growth.
  • Dependency L8 (requires)
    Childhood: A period of human development characterized by dependency, socialization, and learning within a culturally defined framework, marked by significant physical, cognitive, and emotional growth.