Apperception - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Apperception :  (noun)

1: the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience

Based on WordNet 2.0

Apperception : \Ap`per*cep"tion\, n. [Pref. ad- _ perception: cf. F. apperception.] (Metaph.) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception. --Leibnitz. Reid.

This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence. --Sir W. Hamilton.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Apperception

emmaline_agnes: kant spacetime Apperception kant combination apriori kant analytic unity determination kant synthesis pure reason kant death to metaphysics?
qoclick: http://tinyurl.com/ygyhhdy Things To Accumulate In Apperception If Accessory Miami Homes Accessible Houses
Tetsubishi: @bikerbar One might say that Apperception is a great cause of suffering - relating one perception to others like it, whether same or not.
Copyright 2009 wordIQ.com - Privacy Policy  :: Terms of Use  :: Contact Us  :: About Us