General philosophy

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apparency

Philosophy; General philosophy

Something that seems to be, that appears to be a certain way; something that appears to be but is different from the way it looks. In Dianetics and Scientology apparency is used to mean something ...

This is a perceptual phenomenon that occurs when we perceive motion in two or more static images that are presented in succession with appropriate spatial and temporal displacements. The ability to ...

appearance

Philosophy; General philosophy

A philosophical' term concerned with the relativity of perception and the difference between immediately given sensual knowledge and conceptual knowledge of the lawfulness of things. Appearance is ...

apperception

Philosophy; General philosophy

Self-conscious awareness (as opposed to sensory perception of external objects), including especially the operation of the will, in the philosophy of Leibniz and Kant.

appetency, sensuous

Philosophy; General philosophy

The power in virtue of which a sentient being tends toward a consciously apprehended sensuous good and away from a consciously apprehended sensuous evil.

appetition

Philosophy; General philosophy

The activity of the internal principle which produces change or passage from one perception to another

applied ethics

Philosophy; General philosophy

Branch of ethics that considers the practical application of ethical principles to specific issues of social or personal concern, including medical ethics, professional ethics, and environmental ...