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Concept: a concept is a term for an entity with certain properties. The properties of an object correspond to the features of the concept. These concept features are necessary in contrast to the properties of an individual object, which are always contingent.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Crispin Wright on Concepts - Dictionary of Arguments

I 162 ff
Concept/Wright, Crispin: concepts appear intensionally in the response to judgments. Thus they do not make any requirements for the details of their extensions.
>Extension
, >Intension, >Judgment.
I 201 ff
Perception/Theory/Wright:
1) Observing equals perceiving, and perception is to be distinguished from mere sensation, because it is conceptually characterized. (McDowell pro). This is now a good basis for the conception that the conceptual features of the subjects are different.
>Theory ladenness, cf. >Psychological Nominalism.
2) Any pre-philosophical statement about the material world goes beyond experience in infinitely many ways.
>Experience.
3) The comprehension of concepts does not merely consist in classifying. They include the possession of beliefs (e.g. that things form a species at all).
>Beliefs.
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II 229ff
Concept/Predicate/Wright: e.g. concept: color - predicate: red.
>Predicates, >Predication.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

WrightCr I
Crispin Wright
Truth and Objectivity, Cambridge 1992
German Edition:
Wahrheit und Objektivität Frankfurt 2001

WrightCr II
Crispin Wright
"Language-Mastery and Sorites Paradox"
In
Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, Oxford 1976

WrightGH I
Georg Henrik von Wright
Explanation and Understanding, New York 1971
German Edition:
Erklären und Verstehen Hamburg 2008


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