1. Concept and Abstraction
The Third Meeting
Concept and Abstraction

2. Concept
Concept is a mental sign whereby we grasp a certain essence ( a mental sign of the essence) Example: summer house, tennis club relation, situation, car

3. Example of Networking concept Map

4. Concept,Word and sentence
Concept is the small unit of intellection which becomes the elements of judgment in a sentence.

5. Distinction between concept and the essence
The concept signifies what is understood by the mind insofar as it is in the mind Examples: “Man” or “horse” The essence is the intelligible aspect of reality that is grasped by the mind. It is the manner of being of a thing Example “continent” or “triange”

6. Concept signifies the essence of things
Essence means any intelligible property of things, and not just the nature of a substance Examples: “redness” or “roundness” of the ball so, the concept signifies what a thing is

7. Clear concept
When it signifies an essence accurately Example: We understand clearly what a “door” or “ hand”

8. Vague concept
When we do not have enough knowledge to be able to formulate judgment about it Examples: Hyperboles, aminoacid

9. Erroneous concept
Not because it makes false affirmation but because some intelligible notes are mistakenly attributed to it Examples; A wrong idea of freedom A wrong idea of the nature of man

10. Concept and Image
Image refers to the sensible aspect of reality, whereas the concept refers to the intelligible aspect.
Examples:
Yellow

11. Concept and Reality
Concept makes us know reality
Examples”
“turtle”

12. Abstraction Abstrare means taking out from the concrete object.
That is why it is important to illustrate general ideas with concrete examples

13. Example of the abstract art

14. Kinds of abstraction Total abstraction It signifies the whole subject
Example:
Man or animal
Formal abstraction
it consists in considering the form of subject
Humanity, goodness, sanctity, wisdom

15. Example of abstraction

16. Exercises Human being is rational animal
Time is movements in accordance to the previous and after
Death is like long sleep
Democracy is the sovereignity of the people

17. Exercises 2 Make a concept of good human learning
Make a concept of freedom
Make a concept of good university
Make a concept of good government