abstract ideas
Non-physical mental constructs
Abstract ideas are concepts that exist only in the mind, without physical form or concrete reference—things like justice, freedom, love, or infinity.
They contrast with concrete objects you can perceive through the senses.
Philosophy, mathematics, and ethics deal primarily in abstract ideas.
The course moved from abstract ideas to practical applications.
- notionImprecise mental impression
- conceptAbstract mental construct
- train of thoughtConnected sequence of ideas
- conceptual frameworkStructure for organizing ideas
- big pictureOverall perspective on things
higher order · metaphysics · theory · epistemology · pure reason · a priori knowledge · phenomenology · universals · platonic forms · unpatentable · philosophy · ineligible · principle · ontology · thought · dialectics · meaning · food for thought
- empiricismempiricism, positivism, empirical research, inductive reasoning, Vienna Circle
- imaginary thingsfantasies, imaginary friends, imaginary worlds, make-believe, make believe
- writing termsplot, character, creative writing, vivid imagery, composition
- Berkeley philosophyimmaterialism, George Berkeley, anti-materialism
- patentspatent, patents, patent application, patent office, patent applications
abstract ideasflesh and blood
One's close relatives
nuts and bolts · hard facts · sensory experiences · empirical data · physical reality
abstract ideaspractical applications
Real-world implementations of ideas
lived experience · case studies · hands-on experience · nitty-gritty · particulars
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