--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dr. Pete, I've been wondering about this while away > > for the weekend. I looked up 'apperception' in the > > dictionary ( yes, I had to :-), and I find myself > > unsure of the distinction you're making here. Can > > you clarify for me the difference you see between > > 'perception' and 'apperception' and why you feel one > > is more appropriate here? Thanks. > > > > Not to argue or anything like that, just to > > understand... > > No problem, Unc. Your comments and arguments are > always well-intentioned. I like apperception better > because perception implies a perceiver and a > perceived. In "my" experience in this realm of pure > consciousness, there is no perceiver. Perception, of > course, occurs, but there is no individual perceiving. > You can't say, "I am perceiving pure consciousness." > Consciousness is simply awake to itself. The term > apperception seems to capture this better than > perception. Ok, that makes sense, but I'm not sure that's the commonly-accepted meaning of the term 'apperception.' Merriam-Webster defines it as:
1 : introspective self-consciousness 2 : mental perception; especially : the process of understanding something perceived in terms of previous experience which to me sounds not quite like what you said. Anyway, interesting distinction... Unc To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
