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'''Cognition''' is a [[concepts|concept]] used generally to signify the process of thought. In [[psychology]] and [[cognitive science]] it refers to [[information]] processing by an individual's mindal functions. Other interpretations of the meaning of ''cognition'' link it to the development of ''concepts''; [[individual]] [[mind]]s, groups, organizations, and even larger coalitions of entities, can be modelled  as ''[[society|societies]]'' which cooperate to form [[concepts]].  

'''Cognition''' is a [[concepts|concept]] used generally to signify the process of thought. In [[psychology]] and [[cognitive science]] it refers to [[information]] processing by an individual's mindal functions. Other interpretations of the meaning of ''cognition'' link it to the development of ''concepts''; [[individual]] [[mind]]s, groups, organizations, and even larger coalitions of entities, can be modelled  as ''[[society|societies]]'' which cooperate to form [[concepts]].  

"It should be re'''cognized''' that the [[fact]] of life comes first, its evaluation or interpretation later. The human first lives and subsequently thinks about his living. In the [[cosmic]] [[economics|economy]], insight precedes foresight.[http://mercy.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper112.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper112.html&line=85#mfs]

"It should be re'''cognized''' that the [[fact]] of life comes first, its evaluation or interpretation later. The human first lives and subsequently thinks about his living. In the [[cosmic]] [[economics|economy]], insight precedes foresight.[http://mercy.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper112.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper112.html&line=85#mfs]

==Introduction==

==Introduction==

The term '''cognition''' ([[Latin]]: ''cognoscere'', "to know" or "to recognize") refers to a faculty for the processing of [[information]], applying [[knowledge]], and changing preferences. Cognition, or cognitive processes, can be natural or artificial, conscious or unconscious. These processes are [[analysis|analyzed]] from different perspectives within different contexts, notably in the fields of anesthesia, neurology, [[psychology]], [[philosophy]], and [[computer science]]. Within psychology or philosophy, the concept of cognition is closely related to abstract [[concept]]s such as [[mind]], [[reason|reasoning]], [[perception]], [[intelligence]], learning, and many others that describe capabilities of the mind and expected properties of an artificial or synthetic “mind”. Cognition is considered an abstract property of advanced living [[organism]]s and is studied as a direct property of a brain (or of an abstract mind) on at the factual and symbolic levels.  

The term '''cognition''' ([[Latin]]: ''cognoscere'', "to know" or "to recognize") refers to a faculty for the processing of [[information]], applying [[knowledge]], and changing preferences. Cognition, or cognitive processes, can be natural or artificial, conscious or unconscious. These processes are [[analysis|analyzed]] from different perspectives within different contexts, notably in the fields of anesthesia, neurology, [[psychology]], [[philosophy]], and [[computer science]]. Within psychology or philosophy, the concept of cognition is closely related to abstract [[concept]]s such as [[mind]], [[reason|reasoning]], [[perception]], [[intelligence]], learning, and many others that describe capabilities of the mind and expected properties of an artificial or synthetic “mind”. Cognition is considered an abstract property of advanced living [[organism]]s and is studied as a direct property of a brain (or of an abstract mind) on at the factual and symbolic levels.