The document discusses the nature and definition of ideas. An idea is the intellectual representation of a thing in the mind, formed through senses, imagination, and abstraction. It exists universally in the intellect, is constant, and can represent immaterial concepts. In contrast, a phantasm is a sensible image that exists individually in the imagination and is changeable. Ideas have properties of comprehension, involving understanding of their meaning and containing intelligible elements that can be manifested through definition.

1. The Idea
and the
Term

2. Nature of Idea
It is considered as
building blocks of
knowledge.
Constitutive elements
that make up
judgements.

3. Definition
Is the intellectual representation an
image of a thing.
Concept in the mind although
concepts viewed sometimes as
purified ideas.
An abstract presentation of things
and may be expressed or define
only by meaningful terms.

4. Phantasm
sensible image of a thing

5. Formation of ideas
 Senses
 Imagination
 Abstraction-drawing of something from
some source. It is metaphorically applied
to the act of the mind whereby it draws
out from the individual things and their
phantasms.
 Intellect

6. Differences of IDEA and
PHANTASM
Idea
a. Exists in intellect
b. Universal
c. Constant
d. Possible of
immaterial and
complex things
Phantasm
a. Exists in
imagination
b. Individual
c. Changeable
d. Not possible of
immaterial and
complex

7. Apprehension
 Act of human mind by means of which is
knows the essence r nature of the thing
without affirming or denying anything.
 It is an act that is usually related with
conceptual

8. Properties of Ideas
 Comprehension
 An idea involves understanding of its
meaning, signification, and thought
content.
 Sum total of all the thought and intelligible
elements contained in an idea, concept,
and term.
 It is manifested by definition.