The Emergence Machine

Compassion

abstract · Psychology · Level 10 · E9

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Emergence definition

Compassion arises from the intersection of love and emotion, where sympathetic concern for the suffering of others is a fundamental aspect of human connection and empathy.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “compassion”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0CompassionLoveEmotionMindPerson… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCharityL11GentleL11MercyL11CompassionL10LoveL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Love L9 (requires)
    Sympathetic concern for the suffering of others -- prerequisite: love

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