Globally shared concepts exist from "summary" of How the World Thinks by Julian Baggini
The idea that there are concepts shared by all cultures might seem surprising, given how different people's beliefs and practices can be. But the fact that all human societies have developed some kind of language is evidence that there are common cognitive capacities shared by all. The existence of globally shared concepts is not just a theoretical possibility. Cognitive science has identified certain ways of thinking that seem to be universal. For example, all humans seem to have a basic understanding of cause and effect, the ability to identify agents and objects, and a sense of number and quantity. These shared cognitive capacities provide the building blocks for more complex cultural ideas. For example, the concept of kinship, which is central to social organization in many societies, relies on the universal ability to recognize family relationships. Similarly, the concept of fairness, which under...
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