Acquaintance, Knowledge by

Acquaintance, Knowledge by

(Lat. adcognitare, to make known) The apprehension of a quality, thing or person which is in the direct presence of the knowing subject. Acquaintance, in the strict sense, is restricted to the immediate data of experience but is commonly extended to include the things or persons perceived by means of such data. See Description, Knowledge by. — L.W.

Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy