Definition of Apperciption
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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