noumenon
the object, itself inaccessible to experience, to which a phenomenon is referred for the basis or cause of its sense content.
a thing in itself, as distinguished from a phenomenon or thing as it appears.
Kantianism. something that can be the object only of a purely intellectual, nonsensuous intuition.
Origin of noumenon
1Words Nearby noumenon
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How to use noumenon in a sentence
Humanity is ever seeking the Reality—the noumenon, which we intuitively postulate as behind the phenomena of Nature.
Sex=The Unknown Quantity | Ali NomadAt the end of the chain of phenomena the theist makes a mighty jump and gains the noumenon.
Theism or Atheism | Chapman CohenThe outward fact is called the Phenomenon, and the corresponding inward principle is called the noumenon.
The Law and the Word | Thomas TrowardIt is a noumenon and belongs properly to the unknowable—that is to say, according to the sense in which it is understood.
Tragic Sense Of Life | Miguel de UnamunoThe garden held a small temple consecrated to the noumenon beyond phenomena.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa Yogananda
British Dictionary definitions for noumenon
/ (ˈnuːmɪnən, ˈnaʊ-) /
(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 phenomenon (def. 3) See also thing-in-itself
the object of a purely intellectual intuition
Origin of noumenon
1Derived forms of noumenon
- noumenal, adjective
- noumenalism, noun
- noumenalist, noun, adjective
- noumenality, noun
- noumenally, adverb
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