How is understanding and abstraction related to each other?

[Bobby_2021]

You definitely need abstraction to understand things. But is having abstraction, enough for understanding?

Is abstraction the crux of understanding?

[Thought Art]

@Bobby_2021 Leo has a great book on his reading list that discusses this

[gettoefl]

understanding is the particular, abstraction is the generalizing

abstraction proves your understanding was indeed good

you now have a foundation for more understanding

[Bobby_2021]

9 hours ago, Thought Art said:

@Bobby_2021 Leo has a great book on his reading list that discusses this

Which book?

6 hours ago, gettoefl said:

understanding is the particular, abstraction is the generalizing

abstraction proves your understanding was indeed good

you now have a foundation for more understanding

Understanding is generalizing without loss of specifics.

I kinda think both are one and the same.

[Bobby_2021]

Abstraction is about finding the commonalities in different things.

Understanding is realising the differences in a thing.