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noetic

[noh-et-ik]
adjective
  1. of or relating to the mind.
  2. originating in or apprehended by the reason.
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Origin of noetic

1645–55; < Greek noētikós intelligent, equivalent to nóē(sis) noesis + -tikos -tic
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  • The school was called from its liberalism the Noetic school.

  • It is a sort of mental equivalent for them, their epistemological function, their value in noetic terms.

  • Empiricism on the other hand is satisfied with the type of noetic unity that is humanly familiar.

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    William James

British Dictionary definitions for noetic

noetic

adjective
  1. of or relating to the mind, esp to its rational and intellectual faculties
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Word Origin

C17: from Greek noētikos, from noein to think, from nous the mind
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Word Origin and History for noetic

adj.

"pertaining to the intellect," 1650s, from Greek noetikos "intelligent," from noesis (see noesis).

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