Concept
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A concept is an abstraction or generalization from experience or the result of a transformation of existing ideas. The concept is instantiated (reified) by all of its actual or potential instances, whether these are things in the real world or other ideas. Concepts are treated in many if not most disciplines both explicitly, such as in psychology, philosophy, etc., and implicitly, such as in mathematics, physics, et
When the mind makes a generalization such as the concept of tree, it extracts similarities from numerous examples; the simplification enables higher-level thinking.
In metaphysics, and especially ontology, a concept is a fundamental category of existence. In contemporary philosophy, there are at least three prevailing ways to understand what a concept is:[1][See talk page]
Concepts as mental representations, where concepts are entities that exist in the brain,
Concepts as abilities, where concepts are abilities peculiar to cognitive agents, and
Concepts as abstract objects, where objects are the constituents of propositions that mediate between thought, language, and referents.
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