The Emergence Machine

Drive

abstract · Psychology · Level 9 · E6

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

drive emerges from behavior. It requires time.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
drive
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L5L2L1L0DriveEmotionMindCognitionMemoryBehaviorPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesNeedL10CompulsionL11HegelianismL13DriveL9BehaviorL5EmotionL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Behavior L5 (builds on)
    Drive builds on the principles established by behavior.
  • Emotion L8 (requires)
    drive builds on the concept of emotion

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