Terms, philosophy: a term in the general sense is an expression below the level of whole sentences, e.g. a concept, a name or a predicate. There are terms for individual objects, for general items, for abstract and for concrete entities. See also singular terms, general terms, relative terms, abstract terms, names, identifiers, concepts._____________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. |