Potential Solutions for Accessing Abstract Concepts in Embodied Theories of Cognition
Authors
Yijie Chen1, *, Yanyi Wu2, Kaiyi Wang3
1College of Education, University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195, United States
2Zhengzhou No.7 High School, Zhengzhou, 450040, China
3Weixun academy, Beijing, 100022, China
*Corresponding author. Email: cheny297@uw.edu
Corresponding Author
Yijie Chen
Available Online 24 December 2021.
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.406How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- embodied cognition; abstract concepts; metaphor theory; moral cognition; social cognition
- Abstract
The theory proved to be true is the embodied view, which illustrates that if people think about concrete concepts, such as ‘kick’ and ‘pick,’ they will use modality-specific simulations. However, abstract concepts posed a severe challenge for this embodied view. Then, researchers used mental metaphor to argue that people not only talk metaphorically but also think metaphorically, but this theory failed to explain if mental metaphors are embodied in modality-specific simulations. Therefore, in this paper, we search for other potential solutions and evaluate each of their supporting evidence.
- Copyright
- © 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Yijie Chen AU - Yanyi Wu AU - Kaiyi Wang PY - 2021 DA - 2021/12/24 TI - Potential Solutions for Accessing Abstract Concepts in Embodied Theories of Cognition BT - Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 2347 EP - 2352 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211220.406 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.406 ID - Chen2021 ER -