The Emergence Machine

Trust

abstract · Psychology · Level 10 · E10

E10Institutions

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

Trust arises from the interplay between emotions, which provide the vulnerability that allows us to rely on others, and beliefs, which are shaped by cognition and knowledge, resulting in a confident expectation of reliability and honesty.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
trust
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0TrustBeliefEmotionThoughtMind… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAgreementL11BorrowL11FaithL11GuanxiL11GuaranteeL11TrustL10EmotionL8BeliefL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Emotion L8 (requires)
    Trust involves emotional vulnerability - the feeling of reliance on another
  • Belief L9 (requires)
    Trust is the belief that another person or entity will act reliably and honestly

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