Full Definition of concept
1. 1 : something conceived in the mind : thought, notion
2. 2 : an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances
Full Definition of conceptual
1. : of, relating to, or consisting of concepts <conceptual thinking>
Full Definition of conceive
conceived
conceiving
1. transitive verb
2. 1 a : to become pregnant with (young) <conceive a child>b : to cause to begin : originate <a project conceived by the company's founder>
3. 2 a : to take into one's mind <conceive a prejudice>b : to form a conception of : imagine <a badly conceived design>
4. 3 : to apprehend by reason or imagination : understand <unable to conceive his reasons>
5. 4 : to have as an opinion <I cannot conceive that he acted alone>
Full Definition of thought
1. 1a : the action or process of thinking : cogitationb : serious consideration : regardc archaic : recollection, remembrance
2. 2a : reasoning powerb : the power to imagine : conception
3. 3 : something that is thought: asa : an individual act or product of thinkingb : a developed intention or plan <had no thought of leaving home>c : something (as an opinion or belief) in the mind <he spoke his thoughts freely>d : the intellectual product or the organized views and principles of a period, place, group, or individual <contemporary Western thought>
4. past and past participle of think
Definition of notion
1. (1) : an individual's conception or impression of something known, experienced, or imagined (2) : an inclusive general concept (3) : a theory or belief held by a person or groupb : a personal inclination : whim
2. 2 obsolete : mind, intellect
3. 3 plural : small useful items : sundries
Full Definition of think
thought [thȯt] thinking
transitive verb
1 : to form or have in the mind
2 : to have as an intention <thought to return early>
3a : to have as an opinion <think it's so>
b : to regard as : consider <think the rule unfair>
4a : to reflect on : ponder <think the matter over>
b : to determine by reflecting <think what to do next>
5 : to call to mind : remember <he never thinks to ask how we do>
6 : to devise by thinking —usually used with up <thought up a plan to escape>
7 : to have as an expectation : anticipate <we didn't think we'd have any trouble>
8a : to center one's thoughts on <talks and thinks business>
b : to form a mental picture of
9 : to subject to the processes of logical thought <think things out>
intransitive verb
1a : to exercise the powers of judgment, conception, or inference : reason
b : to have in the mind or call to mind a thought
2a : to have the mind engaged in reflection : meditate
b : to consider the suitability <thought of her for president>
3 : to have a view or opinion <thinks of himself as a poet>
4 : to have concern —usually used with of <a man must think first of his family>
5 : to consider something likely : suspect <may happen sooner than you think>
So, based on these definitions the authors statement; "The error of conceptual thought" is itself an error, which means she's correct
, because to think that conceptual thought is an error is itself a conceptual thought, its her opinion. Thus, the mind is a vicious circle, and because it generates conceptual thoughts it comes to believe them, i.e. it produces the idea that conceptual thought is an error and comes to believe this notion which is itself a conceptual thought.
So, as I see it, conceptual thought is neither error or non-error, but an actuality, it is what it is, as error and non-error are also both concepts, just as the author states in the article; "
simply abandon thinking that something is heavy or light, long or short, pretty or ugly, right or wrong, and realize these conclusions only serve to describe YOUR viewpoint or position at the time, and nothing more." Yet, what is error & non-error but right & wrong which are both concepts based on subjective opinion, thus the author is lost/caught up in her own conceptual thought patterns and doesn't even recognize it (this is my opinion), yet she's telling others to do what she is not doing herself (this is my judgment). Hence, mind is a vicious circle. How does one break out of the loop?
Perhaps the author knows full well what she's doing in contradicting herself, but she must use the limitations of language to point to the error of conceptual thought.