2007-06-24 18:54:26 · 11 answers · asked by jenn 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Any amorphous thought that does not take a root and passes away quickly is not a concept.
2007-06-28 14:28:20 · answer #1 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would depend on whose definition of "concept" you are using.
If you follow Nietzsche, "Every concept originates through our equating what is unequal. No leaf ever wholly equals another, and the concept 'leaf' is formed through an arbitrary abstraction from these individual differences, through forgetting the distinctions… "
This means that "leaf" is a concept, but any particular leaf is not a concept.
Naturally, there are many notions that are not concepts: for example, "space" and "time" are not abstractions from the specific to the general, but are (according to Kant, at least) a priori.
Finally, there are many things that appear to be concepts, but break down when subjected to analysis-- Derrida spent a number of works doing this. For example, "the sign", "the promise", "the secret", "the gift" all break down when one attempts to pose metaphysical questions like "What is....?"
2007-06-24 19:48:02 · answer #2 · answered by Michael_Dorfman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing existing is a concept. Concepts exist mentally, not actually, thus the world outside mind is not concept/s, though through mind it is thus interpreted or translated.
2007-06-25 03:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by concentrated points of energy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actuality is not a concept. Like that.
2007-06-24 19:23:37 · answer #4 · answered by Piet Pompies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A concept is an abstract idea or a mental symbol, typically associated with a corresponding representation in and language or symbology, that denotes all of ...
More about meaning of 'concept' from Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept
2007-06-24 19:04:54 · answer #5 · answered by Dragoner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i once went to a concept,thought it was a concept,turned out to be a opera,do not buy tickets off e-bay if you are dyslexic,and who the f**k are the food fisters any way..
2007-06-24 19:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just about anything that is based on reaction to something learned. Most human responses are not the result of thought, but a reaction to a learned set of values
2007-06-25 02:51:05 · answer #7 · answered by J B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
detail. Concept is just symbolism or representation in perspective. It gives an idea without giving detail or definition.
2007-06-24 19:03:42 · answer #8 · answered by subversionx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proven fact, fully verifiable, tested, and documented with accuracy on any given idea, removes the notion of "concept." and places it into the realm of fact.
2007-06-28 18:49:48 · answer #9 · answered by Guy E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing
2007-06-24 19:03:21 · answer #10 · answered by murr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋