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Single Idea 18567

[catalogued under 18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / b. Concepts in philosophy]

Full Idea

In the philosophy of psychology, concepts are usually introduced as constituents, components, or parts of thoughts.

Gist of Idea

In the philosophy of psychology, concepts are usually introduced as constituents of thoughts

Source

Edouard Machery (Doing Without Concepts [2009], 1.4.3)

Book Reference

Machery,Edouard: 'Doing Without Concepts' [OUP 2009], p.26


A Reaction

My instincts are against this. I take the fundamentals of concepts to be mental responses to distinct individual items in the world. Thought builds up from that. He says psychologists themselves don't see it this way. Influence of Frege.