Full Idea
A universal of which we are aware is called a 'concept'.
Gist of Idea
A universal of which we are aware is called a 'concept'
Source
Bertrand Russell (Problems of Philosophy [1912], Ch. 5)
Book Reference
Russell,Bertrand: 'The Problems of Philosophy' [OUP 1995], p.28
A Reaction
I am doubtful about this. Do children, and even animals, have a concept of 'my mother', without ever grasping the generalisation to 'his mother'? Is the word 'this' a non-universal concept?