Idea
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- That which exists in the mind as the result of mental activity; a thought or a concept
- Ideas won't go to jail.—A. Whitney Griswold (1952)
- Someone's opinion, belief or conviction that is accepted as true
- An intuitive notion; a feeling or hunch
- A plan or scheme for doing something, or an intention
An idea (Greek: ἰδέα, from eidon: I saw) is an image existing or formed in the mind. The human capacity to contemplate ideas is associated with the capacity for reason, self-reflection, and the ability to acquire and apply intellect. Ideas give rise to concepts, which are the basis for any kind of knowledge whether science or philosophy. However, in a popular sense, an idea can arise even when there is no serious reflection, for example, when we talk about the idea of a person or a place.
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See also
- Creativity techniques
- Meme
- Opinion
- Ideology
- Think tank
- Mental image
- Brainstorming
- Object of the mind
- Notion (philosophy)
- Thought experiment
- Diffusion of innovations
- Universal (metaphysics)
- Introspection and Extrospection
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