The Emergence Machine

Weltschmerz

abstract · Philosophy · Level 11 · 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

Weltschmerz emerges from emotion and requires sadness, world, and perception.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
Weltschmerz
Origin language
German

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0WeltschmerzSadnessResponseEmotionStimulus… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesWeltschmerzL11ExistenceL1SadnessL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Existence L1 (requires)
    Weltenschmerz involves understanding the existence of imperfection.
  • Sadness L10 (requires)
    Understanding sadness is foundational to weltschmerz.