The word 'perceive' in common usage carries connotations of cognitive apprehension, so Whitehead introduces the term 'prehension' to designate the non-cognitive form of apprehension that may or may not be cognitive.

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I use the word prehension for unn continent evaporation apprehension which may or may not be cognitive

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A History of Philosophy | 63 Whitehead's "Science and Modern World"wheatoncollege
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