The phrase 'the conception that' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to refer to an idea or an opinion that someone has. For example, "The conception that all people should have equal rights is an ideal shared by many."
But it is not the only conception, and indeed is arguably neither the dominant conception in the pre-modern period nor the conception that is characteristic of at least one major strand in 'analytic' philosophy.
Sovereign, indeed.Much of this may be alien to modern-day economists, but it is in line with the conception that other disciplines have of human decision-making.
The conception that the content of a great church should be dominated by large areas of glazing set in the upper parts was influential in the 13th century.
"There's the conception that art isn't profitable, and this being Singapore, I thought I should be a good son and get a job to support the family," said Mr. Lee, 32.
Unfortunately, except for the conception that Earth is a sphere (inferred from Earth's shadow on the Moon always being circular during a lunar eclipse), these ideas failed to gain general acceptance.
The conception that caused this term to be applied to the "manes" (spirits) or pitarah of Iran is that of a defensive, protective power that continues to emanate from a chief even after death.
Later texts present the conception that the universe was formed by combinations and permutations of five elements: ether-space (akasha), wind (vayu), fire (agni), water (apas), and earth (bhumi).
"There used to be the conception that you had to be a USA Cycling event to get participants, and that isn't the case anymore," said Drake, who is contemplating removing his race from the USA Cycling umbrella next year.
By the 3rd century the old notion of the church as a society of holy people was being replaced by the conception that it was a school for frail sinners.
"We do not accept the conception that the values of the state of Israel as a Jewish state justify discrimination by the state between citizens on the basis of religion or nationality," wrote Judge Aharon Barak, the chief justice, in a ruling endorsed by three of his colleagues on the five-judge panel.
His Summa doctrinae de foedere et testamento Dei (1648; "Comprehensive Treatise on the Doctrines of the Covenant and Testament of God") is based on the conception that the relation between God and man, both before the Fall and after it, was a covenant.
