The Emergence Machine

Joy

abstract · psychology · Level 10 · E8

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Emergence definition

Joy is an emotional response to positive events or experiences that produces well-being, arising from the activation of the sensory ability to detect and respond to stimuli, which is a fundamental aspect of human perception and cognition.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
joie
Origin language
fra

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0JoyHappyResponseEmotionStimulusMindSensory… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDolce Far NienteL11GladL11IkigaiL11JayusL11Joie De VivreL11JoyL10HappyL9ResponseL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Happy L9 (requires)
    Intense feeling of happiness and delight -- prerequisite: happy
  • Response L9 (requires)
    Joy is an emotional response to positive events or experiences that produces well-being.

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