“Beyond that, theory and concepts go to constitute a language in which the scientistic matters at issue can be formulated and discussed.”

On the pragmatic view the only thing that matters is that the theory is efficacious, that it ‘works’ and that the necessary preliminaries and side issues do not cost too much in time and effort.

For strictly scientific or technological purposes all this is irrelevant. On a pragmatic view, as on a religious view, theory and concepts are held in faith.

(“Le concept de l’absolu, d’où découlent, dans le domaine moral, les lois ou normes morales, constitue, le principe d’identité, qui est la loi fondamentale de la pensée; il en découle les normes logiques qui régissent la pensée dans le domaine de la science.”)

The concept of absolute, hence (or whence) springs, in the moral field, the moral laws or norms, represent, in the field of knowledge.

I discovered I was passionate about the creative process, the product development, creating a concept around a fragrance or lipstick.

People love buying into a lifestyle and an overall concept. So when they buy a shell-colored lip gloss, they can also buy shells for their house, as well as sunglasses and [items in] other categories [in that shade] to create one consistent image.

The concept of being loyal to your friends, to the point where you’d even die for them, is a great subject.

A mans religion will rise no higher than his concept of God.

I am not an artist except that when I envision a concept, I sometimes indulge it.

Let us not have those of the future decry our smallness of concept and lack of foresight.