The Emergence Machine

Hero Person

abstract · Society · Level 11 · E9

E9Cultures

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

Person admired for courage or achievement, which is a product of society's recognition of bravery and group dynamics.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “hero”. 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.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L6L2L1L0Hero PersonBraveAfraidEmotionSocietyCognitionCooperationGroupMemory… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHero PersonL11GroupL6SocietyL8BraveL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • hero English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Group L6 (requires) polysemous
    Understanding group is foundational to the social concept of hero-person
  • Society L8 (requires)
    Person admired for courage or achievement -- prerequisite: society
  • Brave L10 (requires)
    Person admired for courage or achievement -- prerequisite: brave