What does prehension mean?
Prehension means The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands..
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/prɪˈhɛnʃən/ · noun
The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands..
The addiction to punning was related to a reverence for the "Word." In a pun or a hieroglyphic figure, several lines come together in what Whitehead would call "a prehension"; in the comprehension of an event, that sympathetic resonance between the observor and the "thing" observed, there is a correspondence between the cosmic word of the gods (the Logos of St. John) and the inner words of the human mind, for each shares existence because it is a manifestation of divine laws and harmony.
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Prehension means The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands..
Common synonyms include grasping, seizing, taking hold.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The addiction to punning was related to a reverence for the "Word." In a pun or a hieroglyphic figure, several lines come together in what Whitehead would call "a prehension"; in the comprehension of an event, that sympathetic resonance between the observor and the "thing" observed, there is a correspondence between the cosmic word of the gods (the Logos of St. John) and the inner words of the human mind, for each shares existence because it is a manifestation of divine laws and harmony.
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