tri năng

Definition

1. Noun (Philosophy):
   • Cognitive faculty: The inherent mental capacity or power to acquire knowledge, to perceive, to think, and to understand. It refers to the basic apparatus of the mind that enables cognition.
   • Cognition: The process or faculty of knowing, including aspects like awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con người được ban tặng tri năng để hiểu biết thế giới. (Humans are endowed with cognitive faculties to understand the world.)
  • Triết học nghiên cứu về các loại tri năng khác nhau. (Philosophy studies different types of cognitive faculties.)
  • Suy luận là một biểu hiện quan trọng của tri năng. (Reasoning is an important manifestation of cognition.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in formal, academic, or philosophical contexts to discuss theories of mind, epistemology, or human intellectual capabilities. It is not common in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhận thức (n): cognition, perception. A more general and commonly used term for the process of acquiring knowledge and understanding.

  • Nhận thức của con người là một chủ đề phức tạp. (Human cognition is a complex topic.)

• Trí tuệ (n): intellect, intelligence. Often refers to the overall capacity for thought and understanding, sometimes seen as the product or active use of cognitive faculties.

  • Trí tuệ nhân tạo đang phát triển nhanh chóng. (Artificial intelligence is developing rapidly.)

Synonyms

• Cognitive faculty
• Cognition
• Intellectual capacity
• Faculty of knowing

Related Concepts

• Tri thức (n): knowledge. The information, understanding, and skills acquired through experience or education, which is often the result of employing one's tri năng.

  • Tri thức là sức mạnh. (Knowledge is power.)

• Tư duy (n): thinking, thought. The process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something, which is an activity of the cognitive faculty.

  • Tư duy phản biện rất cần thiết. (Critical thinking is essential.)