The Emergence Machine

Mad

property · emotion · Level 11 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

Madness arises as an extreme manifestation of the mind's response to overwhelming or unmanageable anger, where the intensity of the emotional response disrupts the normal functioning of the mind, leading to a breakdown in cognitive and behavioral processes.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
mad
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L7L2L1L0MadAngerAngryResponseEmotionStimulusMindSensory… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMadL11MindL7AngerL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • mad English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Mind L7 (requires)
    Madness affects the mind
  • Anger L10 (requires)
    Madness can mean extreme anger