Conceptual object
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[edit] Conceptual object
A conceptual object is an entity that has an abstract nature. Physical things or concrete objects are disjoint from conceptual objects. However a conceptual object may be implemented as an action or methodology. It relates to and generally exists within a conceptual framework [1]. For example the concept of an Actant is a conceptual object that has a role within the conceptual framework of Intentional Social Action [2]. This conceptual object could be implemented as consumer having consumption as a way of viewing the world and acting in it. Many conceptual schemes can be built from conceptual objects, for example Ingarden's "schematic formation". An example of the use of a conceptual object can be found in Ingardens "Concretization" of the aesthetic object. Another example of the use of a conceptual object is the construction of the Natural numbers using the Empty set.
[edit] Ontology
A more formal definition is to be found within the domain of Ontology. For example in Ingarden’s ontology there is a category of 'intentional objects’ [3], which are created by acts of consciousness. Other possible ontology’s that relate concepts and objects can be found in the works of Frege or Wright.
[edit] Use
- In relation to the implementation of a conceptual object as a work of art see Conceptual art
- In relation to the implementation of a conceptual object as an action see Social actions
- In relation to the implementation of a conceptual object as a number see Set-theoretic definition of natural numbers
[edit] See Also
- Gottlob Frege
- Roman Ingarden
- Crispin Wright
- Abstraction
- Class (set theory)
- Abstract class
- Axiom of empty set
[edit] References
- [1] Penrose, Roger(1989):"The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and the Laws of Physics": Oxford: OUP.
- [2] Bagozzi, Richard P "On the Concept of Intentional Social Action in Consumer Behavior" Journal of Consumer Research: University of Chicago Press: 27 (2000)
- [3] Roman Ingarden: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy