This sort of conceptual construction differs from the free play of imagination. Conceptual construction depends upon the objective realm. Even if the ways in which the minds work do not accurately represent the way things are when left alone. Conceptualisation involves generalizations. Language and conceptualisation go together. A problem comes up when people overlook the purely conventional nature of human ways of thinking and suppose that it corresponds to objective realities. Error occurs when conceptual thought takes its own forms to correspond directly to reality. As reality consists of momentary unique particulars, general concepts cannot represent it accurately. However, a thought is reliable if it is related causally to the actual object. According to Buddhists the term Vikalpa signifies deluded thinking which is tainted with emotions and desires and fails to grasp the true nature of things as they are. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |