APPERCEPTIONS

Noun

apperceptions

plural of apperception

Source: Wiktionary


APPERCEPTION

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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SUPERIORITY

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