The Emergence Machine

Fear Emotion

abstract · Psychology · Level 10 · E8

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Emergence definition

Fear arises from the process of perception, where an organism interprets sensory information, leading to an emotional response to perceived danger.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “fear”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L5L2L1L0Fear EmotionAfraidEmotionMindPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFear EmotionL10PerceptionL5AfraidL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • fear English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Perception L5 (requires)
    Fear arises from perceiving threats
  • Afraid L9 (requires)
    Fear is an emotional response to perceived danger