In philosophy, ideas are usually taken as mental representational images of some object
Many philosophers have considered ideas to be a fundamental ontological category of being
The capacity to create and understand the meaning of ideas is considered
To be an essential and defining feature of human beings
In a popular sense, an idea arises in a reflexive
Spontaneous manner, even without thinking or serious reflection
The capacity to create and understand the meaning of ideas is considered
To be an essential and defining feature of human beings