The Emergence Machine

Satisfaction

abstract · Psychology · Level 10 · E8

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Emergence definition

Satisfaction arises from the intersection of fulfilled desires, happiness, and the resolution of a need or want, as motivation and pattern drive the pursuit of pleasure and contentment.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “satisfaction”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0SatisfactionDesireHappyEmotionMind… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesContentmentL11SatisfactionL10DesireL9HappyL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Desire L9 (requires)
    Feeling of fulfillment when desires are met -- prerequisite: desire
  • Happy L9 (requires)
    Feeling of fulfillment when desires are met -- prerequisite: happy

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