Definition

1. Noun (Philosophy):
   • Apprehension: The act or faculty of grasping or perceiving an object by the mind; simple, immediate understanding without judgment or analysis. In scholastic philosophy, it refers to the initial intellectual grasp of a thing's essence or form.
   • Intuition: Direct perception or insight without conscious reasoning.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hội giác là bước đầu tiên trong quá trình nhận thức. (Apprehension is the first step in the cognitive process.)
  • Triết gia bàn về khả năng hội giác của con người. (The philosopher discusses the human faculty of intuition.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in academic, philosophical, or psychological contexts to discuss theories of knowledge and perception.

Variants and Related Words

• Trực giác (n): Intuition; often used more commonly than "hội giác" in modern Vietnamese for similar concepts.
  • Cô ấy hành động theo trực giác. (She acts on intuition.)

Synonyms

• Apprehension: The act of understanding.
• Intuition: Immediate understanding.
• Perception: The process of becoming aware of something.

Notes on Usage

• "Hội giác" is a specialized, formal term derived from Sino-Vietnamese roots ( 會: to gather, meet; 覺: to perceive). It is rarely used in everyday conversation and is almost exclusively found in philosophical or theoretical texts. For the common meaning of "intuition," "trực giác" is the preferred modern term.