Philosophical and phenomenological literature extensively discusses pre-cognitive and pre-linguistic conceptualization, tracing concepts back to bodily intentionality, sensorimotor interactions, and pre-reflective self-awareness.
The claim is a specific, empirical-historical proposition about philosophical discourse. Retrieved papers like [7], [10], and [11] explicitly examine pre-reflective consciousness, the transition from sensorimotor experience to abstract concepts, and pre-linguistic felt senses from a philosophical standpoint. No papers refute the claim.