The Emergence Machine

Honor

abstract · Anthropology · Level 10 · 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

Honor emerges from the complex interplay between value and behavior within cultures, as societies develop and evolve over time, imbuing certain actions and traits with esteem and respect.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
honor
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L5L2L1L0HonorCultureSocietyCommunityLanguageBehaviorGoal… intermediate l…ValueFormInformationLifeActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesGloryL11MonumentL11HonorL10ValueL2BehaviorL5CultureL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Value L2 (requires) polysemous
    High respect and esteem -- prerequisite: value
  • Behavior L5 (foundational)
    Behavior provides the foundational basis for understanding honor.
  • Culture L9 (requires)
    An anthropological concept relating to honor, involving human societies, cultures, or evolutionary development.

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