The Emergence Machine

Contentment

abstract · Psychology · Level 11 · E9

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Emergence definition

Contentment arises from the intersection of peace and satisfaction, as a state of peaceful happiness and fulfillment is achieved through the resolution of desires and needs.

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Wiktionary senses

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Source: Wiktionary — “contentment”. 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.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0ContentmentSatisfactionDesireHappyPeaceConflictEmotionFreedom… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesContentmentL11PeaceL9SatisfactionL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Peace L9 (requires)
    State of peaceful happiness and satisfaction -- prerequisite: peace
  • Satisfaction L10 (requires)
    State of peaceful happiness and satisfaction -- prerequisite: satisfaction