APPERCEPTION

apperception

(noun) the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

apperception (countable and uncountable, plural apperceptions)

(uncountable, psychology and philosophy, especially Kantianism) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.

(uncountable) Psychological or mental perception; recognition.

(countable, psychology) The general process or a particular act of mental assimilation of new experience into the totality of one's past experience.

Source: Wiktionary

Ap`per*cep"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. ad- + perception: cf. F. apperception.] (Metaph.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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