The Emergence Machine

Feel

process · 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.

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Emergence definition

Feelings arise from the interpretation of physical sensations through the process of perception, which is influenced by emotional experiences.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “feel”. 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.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L5L2L1L0FeelEmotionMindCognitionMemoryPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFeelL9PerceptionL5EmotionL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • feel English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Perception L5 (requires)
    Feeling encompasses physical sensation through perception
  • Emotion L8 (requires)
    Feelings are subjective emotional experiences