The paper introduces a new perspective on abstract concepts (eg “freedom”) and their
associate words representation, the Words As social Tools (WAT) view. Traditional theories …

Abstract concepts differ from concrete concepts in several ways. Here, we focus on what we
refer to as situational systematicity: The objects and relations that constitute an abstract …

The issue of how abstract concepts are represented is widely debated. However, evidence
is controversial, also because different criteria were used to select abstract concepts–for …

In recent years, scientists have increasingly taken to investigate the predictive nature of
cognition. We argue that prediction relies on abstraction, and thus theories of predictive …

The capacity for abstract thought is one of the hallmarks of human cognition. However, the
mechanisms underlying the ability to form and use abstract concepts like 'fantasy'and …

How are abstract concepts such as 'freedom'and 'democracy'represented in the mind? One
prominent proposal suggests that abstract concepts are grounded in emotion. Supporting …

Business model research has largely focused on business models as real entities, as
cognitive and linguistic schema, and as formal representations. Although such research has …

It is increasingly apparent that sensorimotor information is a constitutive part of conceptual
knowledge. Yet all concepts, even highly concrete ones (eg dog) include information that is …

Humans learn to master open-ended repertoires of skills by imagining and practicing their
own goals. This autotelic learning process, literally the pursuit of self-generated (auto) goals …

Humans seamlessly make sense of a rapidly changing environment, using a seemingly
limitless knowledgebase to recognize and adapt to most situations we encounter. This …