Thinking about what the senses cannot grasp is one of the hallmarks of human cognition. We argue that "intangible abstracta"are represented differently from other products of abstraction, that goal-derived categorization supports their learning, and that they are grounded also in internalized linguistic and social interaction. We conclude by suggesting different ways in which abstractness contributes to cement group cohesion.
Touch me if you can: The intangible but grounded nature of abstract concepts / Borghi, A. M.; Borghi, A. M.; Tummolini, L.. - In: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES. - ISSN 0140-525X. - 43:(2020), p. e123. [10.1017/S0140525X19003091]
Touch me if you can: The intangible but grounded nature of abstract concepts
Borghi A. M.
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2020
Abstract
Thinking about what the senses cannot grasp is one of the hallmarks of human cognition. We argue that "intangible abstracta"are represented differently from other products of abstraction, that goal-derived categorization supports their learning, and that they are grounded also in internalized linguistic and social interaction. We conclude by suggesting different ways in which abstractness contributes to cement group cohesion.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
