The Emergence Machine

Self Actualization

abstract · Psychology · Level 11 · 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.

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Emergence definition

self-actualization emerges from motivation + self-concept.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
self-actualization
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0Self ActualizationSelf ConceptMotivationSelfConsciousnessEmotion… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesFlourishingL12Self ActualizationL11MotivationL9Self ConceptL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motivation L9 (foundational)
    Motivation provides the foundational basis for understanding self actualization.
  • Self Concept L10 (builds on)
    Self Actualization builds on the principles established by self concept.

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