The embodied and the symbolic in thought

Authors

  • Juan Jorge Parera López físico, matemático, filosofía Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/NATyLIB.2022.vi16.14138

Keywords:

Thoughts, Neurology, Linguistic, Mathematics, Concepts

Abstract

From the perspective of Neurology, Linguistics, Mathematics and Physics the semantic foundations of the concepts are analysed to conclude that, although biologically and operationally they are based on the sensory-motor apparatus of the person, their use in fields of high level of abstraction, such as Mathematics and Science, is based on some abstract interpretative system, and therefore of symbolic nature. A hybrid, stratified model for thought, showing a scaling of the abstraction level of the concepts, is proposed.

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Published

2022-11-30

How to Cite

Parera López, J. J. (2022). The embodied and the symbolic in thought. Nature & Freedom. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, (16), 131–149. https://doi.org/10.24310/NATyLIB.2022.vi16.14138

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