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.

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如果可以，请触摸我：抽象概念的无形但有根据的本质

思考感官无法掌握的东西是人类认知的标志之一。我们认为，“无形的抽象”与其他抽象产品的表现方式不同，目标衍生的分类支持他们的学习，并且它们也基于内化的语言和社会互动。最后，我们提出了抽象有助于巩固群体凝聚力的不同方式。