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conceptual cognition

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term conceptual cognition

Referenced by:
cognition, conceptual (cross-reference only)
conceptual thought (alternative term)
Tibetan rtog-pa
Sanskrit
Pali
Definition The cognition of an object through the medium of a metaphysical entity, namely a universal, a category, or a mental label. Conceptual cognition imputes (mentally labels) a metaphysical entity on the object that the mental aspect it assumes resembles, and mixes and confuses the two.

TRANSLATION (Jeffrey Hopkins En, Tibetan Pronunciation)

Translation conceptual consciousness; conceptuality; imputation; investigation; conceptual thought; thought

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OTHER TRANSLATIONS

Arabic الإدراك النظري
German konzeptuelle Wahrnehmung
Italian cognizione concettuale
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... conceptual consciousness; conceptuality; imputation; investigation; conceptual thought; thought
Russian концептуальное познание