The Emergence Machine

Regret

abstract · Psychology · Level 10 · E9

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Emergence definition

Regret emerges from the convergence of past experiences, sadness, and the ability to reflect on and imagine alternative outcomes, as time allows for the sequencing of events and the consideration of what could have been.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “regret”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0RegretSadEmotionMind… intermediate l…FormLifePastStructureChangeMatterPresentEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesSorryL11RegretL10PastL2SadL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Past L2 (requires)
    Feeling of sadness about something that happened -- prerequisite: past
  • Sad L9 (requires)
    Feeling of sadness about something that happened -- prerequisite: sad

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