Introduction
Abstraction in philosophy is the logical understanding process through which concepts are generated as to their form. It is the segregation of everything by which given presentation differ. It is the process of generalizing by reducing information content to retain relevant information for a particular purpose. In the movie, it can be said to be what Cobb does to get the information he wants from his victims.
Three single objects belong to a class that you must experience before you develop an abstraction. These objects are categorization, conceptualization and finally theorization. Categorization involves grouping objects based on their similarities and ...