The Challenge that Abstract Concepts Pose for Simulation-based Theories

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10.2991/assehr.k.211220.102How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Embodied cognition; Emotion; Abstract concept

Abstract

According to recent studies on embodied cognition, we believe that cognitive activities of the brain are closely related to people’s modality-specific area, non-modality-specific area, and people’s perceptual-motor experience. To better understand how people relate abstract concepts to real experiences, we analyze the metaphorical hypothesis, the situational hypothesis, and the affective false correlation studies. We find that both the metaphor hypothesis and the situational hypothesis have some limitations. In addition, we have found that emotions contribute to the understanding of abstract concepts. So we further discuss and analyze the emotion hypothesis. Finally, we conclude that abstract concepts cannot be fully understood by relying on a single method; Instead, the interplay of metaphors, situations, and emotions helps shape people’s existing perceptions. Overall, this work provides people new insights into understanding the relationship between abstract concepts and human experience. The study also sheds light on how diverse the brain is in understanding things.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hecun Liu
AU  - Bolin Yang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - The Challenge that Abstract Concepts Pose for Simulation-based Theories
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 602
EP  - 606
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211220.102
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.102
ID  - Liu2021
ER  -