The Emergence Machine

Will

abstract · psychology · Level 10 · E6

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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

The will emerges from the interplay between motivation, which drives behavior toward desired outcomes, and change, which is a transformation of state or condition from one to another, driven by energy and occurring over a sequence of events, all within the context of a state, which is a geographical area with a defined territory, governed by a structure that exercises power over its people.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
will
Origin language
eng

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L3L2L1L0WillMotivationEmotionMindCausalityCellLiveState… intermediate l…ForceFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAgencyL11CourageL11Free WillL11DemandL13WillL10ChangeL1StateL3MotivationL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change helps understand the state-related concept of will
  • State L3 (requires) Politics sense
    will requires understanding state as a foundational concept
  • Motivation L9 (requires)
    Will channels motivation

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