“Interaction” in a System of Concepts

Abstract

Something that hangs by itself may be said to “dangle”. A concept that hangs by itself I call a dangling concept. Just as proper grammar has no place for dangling participles, advanced science has no place for dangling concepts. A more complete description of such concepts, as well as an examination of the degree to which this idea applies to “interaction”, are the subjects of this chapter. In particular I examine some scientific concepts that are candidates to combine with “interaction” to form concept systems. But my first task is to elucidate the idea of a dangling concept.