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+ | "An [[idea]] is always a [[generalization]], and generalization is a property of [[thought|thinking]]. To generalize means to think [[To generalize means to think|[...]]]."-- [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Hegel]] | ||
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+ | [[Image:Diagram of the human mind, from Robert Fludd (1574-1637), Utriusque cosmic maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Diagram of the human mind, from ''[[Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica]]'', page 217[http://www.archive.org/stream/utriusquecosmima02flud#page/217/mode/1up] by [[Robert Fludd]]]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Hands of God and Adam.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Hands of God and Adam]]'' ([[1500s]]) by [[Michelangelo]]]] | ||
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+ | An '''idea''' is a name or [[mental]] [[impression]]. Ideas are often construed as [[representation (psychology)|representational]] images; i.e., images of some [[object (philosophy)|object]]. In other contexts, ideas are taken to be [[concept]]s, although [[abstraction|abstract]] concepts do not necessarily appear as images. Many [[philosophers]] consider ideas to be a fundamental [[ontological]] [[category of being]]. The capacity to [[creativity|create]] and [[understanding|understand]] the meaning of ideas is considered to be an essential and defining feature of [[human|human beings]]. In a popular sense, an idea arises in a reflex, spontaneous manner, even without thinking or serious [[introspection|reflection]], for example, when we talk about the ''idea'' of a person or a place. | ||
- | # That which exists in the [[mind]] as the result of [[mental]] [[activity]]; a [[thought]] or a [[concept]] | + | ==See also== |
- | #: ''Ideas'' won't go to jail.—A. Whitney Griswold (1952) | + | * '''[[Idealism]]''' |
- | # Someone's [[opinion]], [[belief]] or [[conviction]] that is accepted as [[true]] | + | * [[Brainstorming]] |
- | # An [[intuitive]] [[notion]]; a [[feeling]] or [[hunch]] | + | * [[Creativity techniques]] |
- | # A [[plan]] or [[scheme]] for doing something, or an [[intention]] | + | * [[Diffusion of innovations]] |
+ | * [[Substantial form|Form]] | ||
+ | * [[Ideology]] | ||
+ | * [[List of perception-related topics]] | ||
+ | * [[Notion (philosophy)]] | ||
+ | * [[Object of the mind]] | ||
+ | * [[Think tank]] | ||
+ | * [[Thought experiment]] | ||
- | An '''idea''' (Greek: ''ἰδέα, from eidon: I saw'') is an [[image]] existing or formed in the [[mind]]. The human capacity to contemplate ideas is associated with the capacity for [[reason]], [[human self-reflection|self-reflection]], and the ability to acquire and apply [[intellect]]. Ideas give rise to [[concepts]], which are the basis for any kind of [[knowledge]] whether [[science]] or [[philosophy]]. However, in a popular sense, an idea can arise even when there is no serious [[reflection]], for example, when we talk about the idea of a person or a place. | ||
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An idea is a name or mental impression. Ideas are often construed as representational images; i.e., images of some object. In other contexts, ideas are taken to be concepts, although abstract concepts do not necessarily appear as images. Many philosophers consider ideas to be a fundamental ontological category of being. The capacity to create and understand the meaning of ideas is considered to be an essential and defining feature of human beings. In a popular sense, an idea arises in a reflex, spontaneous manner, even without thinking or serious reflection, for example, when we talk about the idea of a person or a place.
See also
- Idealism
- Brainstorming
- Creativity techniques
- Diffusion of innovations
- Form
- Ideology
- List of perception-related topics
- Notion (philosophy)
- Object of the mind
- Think tank
- Thought experiment