SCIENTIFIC ARGUMENTATION OF THE TERM OF THE CONCEPTOSPHERE THROUGH THE PRISM OF TERMINOLOGICAL ANALOGUES

Abstract

The article represents the scientific arguments for clarifying the concept of the «conceptual sphere» through the prism of such terminological analogues as «technosphere», «anthroposphere», «sociosphere», «atmosphere», «stratosphere», which the academician V. I. Vernadskyi united with one concept of «noosphere». The scientific scope of the «sphere» component in the term «conceptual sphere», which is connected with the notion of space in general and cognitive space in particular in the projection of concepts into the world, has been considered in details. The optimal definition has been proposed based on the three approaches to understanding the cognitive space: 1) by analogy with information systems, 2) on the theory of mental spaces, 3) on the theory of categorization of knowledge. The correlation between the concepts of «conceptual sphere» and «cognitive space» has been clarified, where the first is all possible structural components of knowledge storage in the mental world of man, while the second one is an abstract complex structured formation where the processing and storage of this knowledge takes place.