The Emergence Machine

Loneliness

abstract · Psychology · 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

Loneliness is a painful emotional state that arises from a perceived deficit in meaningful social relationships, characterized by feelings of sadness and disconnection from community and society.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “loneliness”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0LonelinessSadEmotionSocietyCommunityIsolationMind… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesLonelinessL10IsolationL7SocietyL8SadL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Isolation L7 (requires)
    to understand the feeling of being isolated and lacking social connection
  • Society L8 (requires)
    Loneliness reflects a perceived deficit in meaningful social relationships
  • Sad L9 (requires)
    Sadness from being alone or isolated -- prerequisite: sad