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VOCABULARY OF PHILOSOPHY – ASSENT

ASSENT (ad sentio).—(1) To think the same—to be of the same mind; (2) intellectual acceptance of a proposition. The term is generally used as implying a measure of faith or belief in the absence of intuition or reasoned proof.   «Assent is that act of the mind by which we accept as true a proposition, a perception, or an idea. It is a necessary part of judgment; for if you take away from judgment affirmation or denial, nothing remains but a simple conception, without logical value, or a proposition which must be examined before it can be admitted» (Dict. des. Sci. Phil.).— V. BELIEF, CONSENT.
 
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