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Full Idea
The mind conceptualises objects, yet objects impinge upon the mind.
Gist of Idea
We conceptualise objects, but they impinge on us
Source
David Wiggins (Sameness and Substance [1980], 3.5)
Book Ref
Wiggins,David: 'Sameness and Substance' [Blackwell 1980], p.101
A Reaction
A very nice statement of the relationship, and the fact that we don't just make our concepts up.