Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 12, 2014 00:32
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French term
Works in: Spanish to English
préhension
French to English
Art/Literary
Philosophy
Philosophy text.
"Le mot est une prehension de prehension, une posession de possessions. Le locuteur d'un enconce n'est pas un Adam mythique qui parle pour la premiere fois. Le mot n'est jamias un mot neutre de la langue."
Right now I have "the word is an apprehension of apprehensions" which is not a great solution. Hoping others might have some other ideas. Thanks!
"Le mot est une prehension de prehension, une posession de possessions. Le locuteur d'un enconce n'est pas un Adam mythique qui parle pour la premiere fois. Le mot n'est jamias un mot neutre de la langue."
Right now I have "the word is an apprehension of apprehensions" which is not a great solution. Hoping others might have some other ideas. Thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +6 | prehension |
DLyons
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Alexis Pernsteiner
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References
| Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition |
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Change log
Aug 13, 2014 21:20: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "prehension" to "préhension"
Aug 26, 2014 04:56: DLyons Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
prehension
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prehension
"An interaction of a subject with an event or entity which involves perception but not necessarily cognition."
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Melissa McMahon
: It's a term from Whitehead I think/Whitehead coined it but obviously used elsewhere - in any case, the translation remains the same!
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Thanks Melissa. Or Broad?
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Verginia Ophof
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Merci Verginia.
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KLamTranslation
: The meaning is clear.
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Thanks KLamTranslation.
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Same in English. Term used in philo but also in child development.
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Thanks Nikki. Used also in early Zoology texts (in a more concrete sense).
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B D Finch
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Thnaks Barbara.
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Thanks Gallagy.
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Alexis Pernsteiner
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Fine translations from French to English
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prehension
From the Latin for "to grasp".
2 definitions in Merriam-Webster, the first getting at its more literal sense, the second conveys what I think you'd want here:
1 : the act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping (as with the hand); specifically : the conveyance of food or drink into the mouth
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a : mental apprehension
b : an apprehension that may or may not be cognitive
2 definitions in Merriam-Webster, the first getting at its more literal sense, the second conveys what I think you'd want here:
1 : the act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping (as with the hand); specifically : the conveyance of food or drink into the mouth
2
a : mental apprehension
b : an apprehension that may or may not be cognitive
Reference comments
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Reference:
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition
Indeed, Melissa.
1925 A. N. Whitehead Sci. & Mod. World (1926) iv. 97 The word ‘perceive’ is, in our common usage, shot through and through with the notion of cognitive apprehension. So is the word ‘apprehension’, even with the adjective cognitive omitted. I will use the word ‘prehension’ for uncognitive apprehension: by this I mean apprehension which may or may not be cognitive.
Otherwise, the word lives on only in zoology; cf. monkeys and prehensile tails. :)
1925 A. N. Whitehead Sci. & Mod. World (1926) iv. 97 The word ‘perceive’ is, in our common usage, shot through and through with the notion of cognitive apprehension. So is the word ‘apprehension’, even with the adjective cognitive omitted. I will use the word ‘prehension’ for uncognitive apprehension: by this I mean apprehension which may or may not be cognitive.
Otherwise, the word lives on only in zoology; cf. monkeys and prehensile tails. :)
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