Single Idea 23192

[catalogued under 18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / a. Nature of concepts]

Full Idea

A concept is an invention that doesn't correspond entirely to anything; but to many things a little bit.

Gist of Idea

Concepts don’t match one thing, but many things a little bit

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1885-86 [1886], 34[131])

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Fragments from 1885-86 (v 16)', ed/tr. Del Caro,Adrian [Stanford 2020], p.37


A Reaction

This seems to cover some concepts quite well, but others not at all. What else does 'square' correspond to?