The phrase "a certain notion of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific idea or concept that is not precisely defined or is somewhat vague.
Example: "In her essay, she explores a certain notion of freedom that transcends traditional definitions."
Alternatives: "a particular idea of" or "a specific concept of".
They have a certain notion of what intelligence means and how to test for it.
Then, these operators and associated ROMs are transformed into counterparts that satisfy a certain notion of consistency.
Or a certain notion of a scruffy, stylish Brooklyn, where a mixed drink is just an eight-ounce Mason jar, ice and a blend of three whiskeys.
There is a certain notion of rationality that starts from the assumption that each of us is, in essence, a monad designed to maximize profit and pleasure.
But prizing and praising a certain notion of loyalty among professional athletes risks ignoring the financial realities of sports, which no player can transcend: Duncan himself, in the early two-thousands, nearly bolted for the Orlando Magic.
Just last week, in my introductory philosophy class, my students and I discussed how the United States legal system assumes a certain notion of moral responsibility, which itself depends on a particular understanding of free will.
The main task of a neutral monist theory is therefore to show how, given a certain notions of mind and body, a class of neutral entities can be specified and how mental and physical states can be reduced to/constructed from these entities.
I recently was asked a question by a dear friend, it seems like everyone has the certain notion of concern towards me that says, you are a ball of talent and we hate to see you waste away, what do you really want to do with your life?
Other scholars, however, have insisted that New Criticism favours certain notions of what constitutes a scripture e.g., that it is the finished and unified product of a divinely inspired author, prophet, scribe, or scribal community and emphasizes texts to the neglect of historical context.
The revolutions currently (and unfortunately, too quietly) taking place in psychology, neuroscience and philosophy departments heralding the importance of emotional processes have put paid to certain notions of the mind as a disembodied rational force.
In his text, Solzhenitsyn often seems irritated that there is a "taboo" against discussing "the Jewish question," that one must either endorse certain notions of Jewish history and suffering or risk being branded a bigot.
