noumenon

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N0175700 (no͞o′mə-nŏn′)n. pl. nou·me·na (-nə) In the philosophy of Kant, an object as it is in itself independent of the mind, as opposed to a phenomenon. Also called thing-in-itself.

[German, from Greek nooumenon, from neuter present passive participle of noein, to perceive by thought, from nous, mind.]

nou′men·al (-mə-nəl) adj.

noumenon

(ˈnuːmɪnən; ˈnaʊ-) n, pl -na (-nə) 1. (Philosophy) (in the philosophy of Kant) a thing as it is in itself, not perceived or interpreted, incapable of being known, but only inferred from the nature of experience. Compare phenomenon³ See also thing-in-itself2. (Philosophy) the object of a purely intellectual intuition[C18: via German from Greek: thing being thought of, from noein to think, perceive; related to nous mind] ˈnoumenal adj ˈnoumenalism n ˈnoumenalist n, adj ˌnoumeˈnality n ˈnoumenally adv

nou•me•non

(ˈnu məˌnɒn)

n., pl. -na (-nə). something that can be the object only of a purely intellectual, nonsensuous intuition. [1790–1800; < Greek nooúmenon a thing being perceived, n. use of neuter of passive present participle of noeîn to perceive] nou′me•nal, adj.

noumenon Kantianism.

1. that which can be the object only of a purely intellectual, nonsensuous intuition, the thing-in-itself (Ding an Sich).
2. an unknowable object (as God), the existence of which is not capable of proof. — noumenal, adj.See also: Philosophy

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noumenon - the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perceptionthing-in-itselfcognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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(no͞o`mənŏn'), in the philosophical system of Immanuel KantKant, Immanuel
, 1724–1804, German metaphysician, one of the greatest figures in philosophy, b. Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia). Early Life and Works
..... Click the link for more information. , a "thing-in-itself"; it is opposed to phenomenonphenomenon,
an observable fact or event; in philosophy the definitions and uses of the term have varied. In the philosophy of Aristotle phenomena were the objects of the senses (e.g., sights and sounds), as opposed to the real objects understood by the mind.
..... Click the link for more information. , the thing that appears to us. Noumena are the basic realities behind all sensory experience. According to Kant, they are not knowable because they cannot be perceived, but they must be thinkable because moral decision making and scientific investigation cannot proceed without the assumption that they exist.

Noumenon

a term widely used in medieval and modern philosophy to signify something that can be perceived by the mind, unlike the phenomenon, which is given in experience and is perceived through the senses.

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noun the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception

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