Umcabango

I-The Thinker ka- Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) engadini yeMusée Rodin, eParis

Umcabango, noma ukucabanga, umdludlungu womqondo lapho ingqondo icubungula, idala, noma ilawula imibono, imifanekiso, noma ukwaziswa. Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zifaka phakathi ukwahlulela, inhluzeko, ukwakheka kwezicabango, ukuxazulula izinkinga, kanye nokucabanga . Eminye imidludlungu, njengonaka isu, inkumbulo, noma ukudla amathambo engqondo, nazo zivame ukubhekwa njengezinhlobo zomcabango. Umcabango ungavela ngokuphendula intshwayo, kodwa ungenzeka futhi ngaphandle kokufaka ngokushesha okuvela ezithweni zezinzwa . Ngomqondo obanzi, noma yisiphi isenzakalo sengqondo —kufaka phakathi ukuqonda kanye nemidludlungu engaphaphemi—kungachazwa njengezinhlobo zomcabango. Leli gama lingasho futhi hhayi umdludlungu ngokwawo, kodwa izimo zengqondo noma izinhlelo zemibono eziphumayo.