Meaning of NOUMENON
| Pronunciation: | | 'noomu`nân
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[n] the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception |
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NOUMENON is a 8 letter word that starts with N. |
| | Synonyms: | | thing-in-itself |
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| | See Also: | | cognitive content, content, mental object | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nou"me*non\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. ? the thing perceived, p.
pr. pass. of ? to perceive, ? the mind.] (Metaph.)
The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or
thing in itself, which is distinguished from the {phenomenon}
through which it is apprehended by the senses, and by which
it is interpreted and understood; -- so used in the
philosophy of Kant and his followers.
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