The Emergence Machine

Revenge

abstract · Philosophy · 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

Revenge is a response to a perceived injustice or harm, driven by anger and the desire for retribution.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “revenge”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0RevengeAngryEmotionMind… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesRevengeL10ActionL1AngryL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Retaliation for a perceived wrong -- prerequisite: action
  • Angry L9 (requires)
    Retaliation for a perceived wrong -- prerequisite: angry