Cognizer

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, cognizes.

    "So although McDowell takes experiences themselves to justify perceptual beliefs, this task always requires the cognizer to form beliefs or judgments about how the world appears to him (henceforth, ‘appearance beliefs’)."

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"So although McDowell takes experiences themselves to justify perceptual beliefs, this task always requires the cognizer to form beliefs or judgments about how the world appears to him (henceforth, ‘appearance beliefs’)."

Etymology

From cognize + -er.

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