Apperception
Pronunciation : Ap`per*cep"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Pref. ad- + perception: cf. F. apperception.] (Metaph.)
Definition : Defn: The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception. Leibnitz. Reid. This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence. Sir W. Hamilton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913