The Emergence Machine

Playboy

abstract · Psychology · Level 4 · E9

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Playboy is a state that emerges from the dynamic interplay between an individual's desires and the societal norms governing behavior.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
playboy
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0PlayboyStateForceFormLandStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesSurfer PlayboyL6PlayboyL4ChangeL1StateL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change helps understand the state-related concept of playboy
  • State L3 (requires) Politics sense
    playboy requires understanding state as a foundational concept

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