The Emergence Machine

Hiraeth

abstract · Psychology · Level 11 · E8

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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

Hiraeth emerges from emotion and requires home, memory, and loss.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
Hiraeth
Origin language
cy

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L4L2L1L0HiraethLossSadnessEconomyResponseEmotionSocietyStimulusHomeObjectiveOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureValueActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHiraethL11HomeL4LossL10SadnessL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Home L4 (requires)
    A Welsh word for homesickness tinged with grief or sadness over the lost or departed.
  • Loss L10 (requires)
    Understanding loss is foundational to hiraeth.
  • Sadness L10 (requires)
    A Welsh word for homesickness tinged with grief or sadness over the lost or departed.