The Emergence Machine

Love

abstract · psychology · Level 9 · 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

Love is a deep emotion of attachment and affection that arises from the emotional state of the person, where the body responds to what it senses and experiences, and the mind emerges from experience and perception, enabling the person to care for another person.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
love
Origin language
eng

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0LoveEmotionMindPersonBodyCognitionMemory… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAffectionL10BalladL10CafuneL10CompassionL10MarryL10LoveL9PersonL7EmotionL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Person L7 (requires)
    Love involves caring for another person
  • Emotion L8 (requires)
    Love is a deep emotion of attachment and affection

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