The Emergence Machine

Gratitude

abstract · Psychology · Level 11 · E9

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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

Gratitude emerges from emotion and requires recognition and value.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
gratitude
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0GratitudeAppreciationEconomyEmotionSociety… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureValueActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesPura VidaL12Tip MoneyL15GratitudeL11ValueL2EmotionL8AppreciationL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Value L2 (requires) polysemous
    Feeling of thankfulness and appreciation -- prerequisite: value
  • Emotion L8 (requires)
    Understanding emotion is foundational to gratitude.
  • Appreciation L10 (requires)
    Readiness to show appreciation.

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