noumenon
noun
pl. -·mena in Kantian philosophy, a thing as it is in itself, as such unable to be known through sense perception but postulated as the intelligible ground of a phenomenon
Origin of noumenon
German from Classical Greek nooumenon, neuter of nooumenos, present participle passive voice of noein, to perceive from nous, noos, the mindnoumenon
noun
pl. nou·me·na,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 .
Origin of noumenon
German from Greek nooumenon from neuter present passive participle of noein to perceive by thought from nous mindRelated Forms:
- nou′men·al
adjective
noumenon
Noun
(plural noumena)
- (philosophy) In the philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and those whom he influenced, a thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind; a thing-in-itself, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.
Origin
From Ancient Greek νοοÏμενον (nooumenon), passive present participle of νοÎω (noeÅ, “I know").
