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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