Absolute Concept Theory
In philosophy Absolute Theory usually refers to a theory based on concepts such as the concept of space time that exists independently of other concepts and objects, but how do we arrive at a universal concept? This one question drove me to solve this problem and I found my answers in linguistics and the scientific method.
Often times concepts are hard to define and understand and have a root in human language, both verbal and nonverbal. Research has been done to learn how the ability to understand has developed in the human species.
When your a child external stimulus is absorbed using your five senses. This includes human speech in the form of words and gestures. Our brains are able to figure out which sounds are words and where there are breaks between words, general grammatical labels, and we are able to apply them without any real formal training and some how gain comprehension. Noam Chomsky has a theory based on this field of research.
Chomsky's Linguistic Theory says that all languages contain similar structures and rules (a universal grammar) and the fact that children everywhere acquire language the same way, and without much effort seems to indicate that we were born wired with the basics already present in our brains. He has named this bio mechanism in our brains the Language Acquisition Device or LAD and believes this is what allows us to learn language.
Oxford defines language as the principle method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture as well as a system of communication used by a country or community. This is where words come into play as they define concepts. What if there is not a word or a way to explain something?
This is why I have developed a methodology to discover, define, and validate concepts much like the scientific method. It is called Absolute Concept Theory.
Absolute Concept Theory: The value (absolute) pertaining to the fundamental qualification that determines the underlying concept itself, which when examined is the equivalent to an overall notion, thought, or idea that determines relevancy and allows for definement as a concept.
Concept Definement Methodology
When defining any concept we need to first ask ourselves several questions. Similar to the scientific method.
1.) How does this thought, notion, or idea happen, or how does one (I) go about doing it? (Quantify/ Qualify)
2.) What is this thought, notion, or idea's causes and effects? (Causation)
3.) How is this notion, thought, or idea related to other concepts? (Compare and Contrast)
4.) How can explanation of this thought, notion, or idea be divided into parts? (Classification)
5.) What term/s is/are used to name related thoughts, notions, or ideas and what do they mean in relation to undefinable concept? (Definition)
Then we need to summarize our information gathered and form our concept. This is something that we all take for granted and I believe this is how our brain processes information on autopilot.
Once we ask ourselves these questions and analyze our data collected, we can then draw conclusions to make our concept which is a concessive way to communicate any idea, thought, or notion that was formerly difficult to do so. This process can help when trying to convey new concepts that are not immediately understood by our LAD and be applied in the fields of advertising, marketing, biology, computer science (Artificial Intelligence), engineering, and more.
Andy Ray Uppole is an artist from Peoria, Illinois that specializes in audio and video production, graphic design, commercial art, and creative consulting. You can contact him by 209-509-1420 or email him at subversiondesignsolutions@gmail.com
