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Concept

Definition

Idea

/īˈdēə/

ꜱᴇᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ

: an abstract, fundamental, and transcendental idea

// Plato's forms, Adler's great ideas, Alexander's fundamental design properties; virtues & vices

Summary

There are fundamental, universal concepts connecting everything you read, think, see, and do. These ideas are the essence of human knowledge.

Outline of Topics

On the use of transferable concepts

On the examples of idea frameworks

On the consequence of concepts

On finding the essence of a subject or discipline

Toolkit

Cross-References

You can use a Category to organize ideas into broader classifications.

References

The Syntopicon: An Index to The Great Ideas - Mortimer J. Adler

10 Philosophical Mistakes - Mortimer J. Adler (Chapter 3)

The Platonic Tradition - Peter Kreeft

Ideas have Consequences - Richard Weaver

Adventures of Ideas - Alfred North Whitehead

Studies in Words - C.S. Lewis

The Timeless Way of Building - Christopher Alexander