Nonconceptualism

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The term non-conceptualism ( Latin : conceptus: general term) denotes within the debate about the conceptual comprehensibility of perceptual contents the point of view that these exceed our concepts and are therefore not fully conceptual. For example, you cannot name every single shade of red that you experience when looking at a ripe tomato. The perception seems to be more fine-grained than our linguistic possibilities to describe perceptual contents.

However, if one accepts demonstrative terms, such as "this shade", and is satisfied with the fact that one can recognize the individual shades at least for a short time, one can claim that the content of perception does not exceed the terms and is therefore conceptual. However, the conceptions of what it means to claim that something is conceptual or non-conceptual also vary.

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