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- noun Plural form of
cognition .
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The mind is the seat or source of all feelings and emotions as also all our perceptions, or those which are called cognitions in the Kantian school, including Comparison which (in the Kantian school) is called the
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The second will treat of those synthetical judgements which are derived a priori from pure conceptions of the understanding under those conditions, and which lie a priori at the foundation of all other cognitions, that is to say, it will treat of the principles of the pure understanding.
The Critique of Pure Reason Immanuel Kant 1764
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The perfect unity of this kind of cognitions, which are based upon pure conceptions, and uninfluenced by any empirical element, or any peculiar intuition leading to determinate experience, renders this completeness not only practicable, but also necessary.
The Critique of Pure Reason Immanuel Kant 1764
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"cognitions" calls our attention to the fact that, when men say, "this is right, that is wrong," they mean no more than, "this I like, that I do not like"; and the use of the word "apparent" indicates that the judgments expressed may be approved by the man who makes them, and yet be erroneous.
A Handbook of Ethical Theory George Stuart Fullerton
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How could this factor of intuitive cognitions be studied?
Brandon G. Withrow: Research Shows Acceptance of Evolution Requires a Gut Feeling Brandon G. Withrow 2012
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How could this factor of intuitive cognitions be studied?
Brandon G. Withrow: Research Shows Acceptance of Evolution Requires a Gut Feeling Brandon G. Withrow 2012
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The theory of cognitive dissonance states that contradicting cognitions serve as a driving force that compels the mind to acquire or invent new thoughts or beliefs, or to modify existing beliefs, so as to reduce the amount of dissonance (conflict) between cognitions.
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Following completion of the phases, an interview was conducted to examine perceptions of choking and cognitions associated with the effects of the music lyrics.
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How could this factor of intuitive cognitions be studied?
Brandon G. Withrow: Research Shows Acceptance of Evolution Requires a Gut Feeling Brandon G. Withrow 2012
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How could this factor of intuitive cognitions be studied?
Brandon G. Withrow: Research Shows Acceptance of Evolution Requires a Gut Feeling Brandon G. Withrow 2012
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