The Emergence Machine

Despair

abstract · Psychology · Level 10 · E8

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Emergence definition

Despair emerges when thought concludes that no action can improve one's situation, which is characterized by a complete loss of hope and is often accompanied by a sense of sadness and emotional pain, resulting from the intersection of cognitive patterns and emotional energy.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “despair”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0DespairSadEmotionThoughtMind… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesDespairL10ThoughtL8SadL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

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  • Thought L8 (requires)
    Despair emerges when thought concludes that no action can improve one's situation
  • Sad L9 (requires)
    Complete loss of hope -- prerequisite: sad