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Concept and Abstraction

Explore the essence of concepts and the process of abstraction in understanding reality. Learn about clear and vague concepts, erroneous ideas, and the relationship between concept and image. Discover different types of abstraction, including total and formal abstraction. Engage in exercises to develop concepts of human learning, freedom, a good university, and good government.

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Concept and Abstraction

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  1. The Third Meeting Concept and Abstraction

  2. Concept Concept is a mental sign whereby we grasp a certain essence ( a mental sign of the essence) Example: summer house, tennis club relation, situation, car

  3. Example of Networking concept Map

  4. Concept,Word and sentence Concept is the small unit of intellection which becomes the elements of judgment in a sentence.

  5. Distinction between concept and the essence The concept signifies what is understood by the mind insofar as it is in the mind Examples: “Man” or “horse” The essence is the intelligible aspect of reality that is grasped by the mind. It is the manner of being of a thing Example “continent” or “triange”

  6. Concept signifies the essence of things Essence means any intelligible property of things, and not just the nature of a substance Examples: “redness” or “roundness” of the ball so, the concept signifies what a thing is

  7. Clear concept When it signifies an essence accurately Example: We understand clearly what a “door” or “ hand”

  8. Vague concept When we do not have enough knowledge to be able to formulate judgment about it Examples: Hyperboles, aminoacid

  9. Erroneous concept Not because it makes false affirmation but because some intelligible notes are mistakenly attributed to it Examples; A wrong idea of freedom A wrong idea of the nature of man

  10. Concept and Image • Image refers to the sensible aspect of reality, whereas the concept refers to the intelligible aspect. • Examples: Yellow

  11. Concept and Reality • Concept makes us know reality • Examples” “turtle”

  12. Abstraction • Abstrare means taking out from the concrete object. • That is why it is important to illustrate general ideas with concrete examples

  13. Example of the abstract art

  14. Kinds of abstraction Total abstraction It signifies the whole subject • Example: Man or animal Formal abstraction it consists in considering the form of subject Example: Humanity, goodness, sanctity, wisdom

  15. Example of abstraction

  16. Exercises • Human being is rational animal • Time is movements in accordance to the previous and after • Death is like long sleep • Democracy is the sovereignity of the people

  17. Exercises 2 • Make a concept of good human learning • Make a concept of freedom • Make a concept of good university • Make a concept of good government

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