concept

concept
/kon"sept/, n.
1. a general notion or idea; conception.
2. an idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics or particulars; a construct.
3. a directly conceived or intuited object of thought.
v.t.
4. Informal. to develop a concept of; conceive: Experts pooled their talents to concept the new car.
[1550-60; < L conceptum something conceived, orig. neut. of conceptus (ptp. of concipere), equiv. to con- CON- + cep- (var. s. of -cipere, comb. form of capere to seize) + -tus ptp. ending]

* * *

      in the Analytic school of philosophy, the subject matter of philosophy, which philosophers of the Analytic school hold to be concerned with the salient features of the language in which people speak of concepts at issue. Concepts are thus logical, not mental, entities. A typical instance of the use of concept is in The Concept of Mind (1949) by Gilbert Ryle, an Oxford Analyst, which implies that the purpose of the author is not to investigate matters of fact empirically (i.e., by the methods of psychology) about the mind itself but to investigate its “logical geography.” Similarly, investigation of the logical features of discourse about pleasure or duty or remembering is concerned with the concepts of pleasure or duty or memory. To be able to use these linguistic expressions is to apply, or possess, the concepts.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?
Synonyms:
, ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • CONCEPT — Les théories de la connaissance s’accordent généralement à reconnaître qu’il y a essentiellement, dans l’être humain, deux modes de connaissances de la réalité, l’un qui porte directement sur le concret, saisi dans sa singularité, l’autre qui… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Concept — steht für action concept, deutsches Filmproduktionsunternehmen Concept 1, Platte von Richie Hawtin Proof of Concept, Machbarkeitsnachweis im Projektmanagement Concept Art, Illustrationsform Concept Map, Visualisierungsmethode Concept Store,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Concept 1 96:CD — Album par Richie Hawtin Sortie 1998 Genre Techno minimale Format CD Label M nus Critique …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Concept — Con cept, n. [L. conceptus (cf. neut. conceptum fetus), p. p. of concipere to conceive: cf. F. concept. See {Conceit}.] An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal. [1913 Webster] The words conception, concept, notion, should be limited …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • concept — I noun abstract idea, abstraction, appraisal, appreciation, apprehension, assessment, assumption, belief, conception, conclusion, conjecture, consideration, deduction, doctrine, estimate, evaluation, fancy, feeling, formative notion, guess, idea …   Law dictionary

  • Concept — (v. lat.), 1) der Entwurf eines Aufsatzes, bevor derselbe ins Reine geschrieben ist; 2) der Entwurf z.B. einer Rede, einer musikalischen Arbeit, eines Handelsprojects etc.; 3) (Rechtsw.), so v. w. Punctation; 4) (Philos.), so v. w. Begriff …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Concept — For other uses, see Concept (disambiguation). A concept (substantive term: conception) is a cognitive unit of meaning an abstract idea or a mental symbol sometimes defined as a unit of knowledge, built from other units which act as a concept s… …   Wikipedia

  • Concept — Un concept est une représentation générale et abstraite de la réalité d un objet ou d une situation ; il n est pas exactement synonyme de notion car plus abstrait. Concept vient du participe passé latin conceptus du verbe concipere, qui… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • concept — A concept is that which is understood by a term, particularly a predicate. To possess a concept is to be able to deploy a term expressing it in making judgements: the ability connects with such things as recognizing when the term applies, and… …   Philosophy dictionary

  • concept — I. noun Etymology: Latin conceptum, neuter of conceptus, past participle of concipere to conceive more at conceive Date: 1556 1. something conceived in the mind ; thought, notion 2. an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”