Grundbegriffs
Grundbegriffe, singular Grundbegriff, is the German term for fundamental concepts or basic notions that function as the building blocks of a theory in philosophy, logic, and related disciplines. The phrase is used to designate concepts that are taken as given within a framework and from which other terms are defined or derived. Because they are often not explicated within a theory, they are treated as primitives or starting points for analysis.
In philosophy and the philosophy of science, Grundbegriffe are chosen to yield a coherent and non-circular
Determining a set of Grundbegriffe is a methodological task. Philosophers seek a balance between being sufficiently
Common kinds of primitives encountered across disciplines include notions such as substance, property, relation, cause, and
See also: primitive terms, basic concepts, conceptual analysis.