Repeated, common features of things are not necessarily deeper or more significant than particulars.

Evidence

The act of categorization, however, deprives people of the ability to perceive some aspects of the world: stimuli can be assimilated to the category only if their peculiarities are overlooked. Here resides the dual nature of categorization: “Categorical thinking is a natural and inevitable tendency of the human mind” and “has property of guiding daily adjustments” (Allport, 1954/ 1979, pp.170–1), but it also impoverishes experiences and leads to a host of perceptual, judgmental, and memory biases. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1154 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Categorization enables thought but inevitably blurs the individual features it generalizes. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1154

Broader Connections

• Categorization enables thought but inevitably blurs the individual features it generalizes. #complicates (0.78) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1154