the philosophic theory that knowledge is limited to phenomena, either because there is no reality beyond phenomena or because such reality is unknowable
phenomenalism


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phenomenalism

noun
PhilosophyThe doctrine, set forth by David Hume and his successors, that percepts and concepts constitute the sole objects of knowledge, with the objects of perception and the nature of the mind itself remaining unknowable.
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- phe·nom′e·nal·ist
noun
- phe·nom′e·nal·is′tic
adjective
- phe·nom′e·nal·is′ti·cal·ly
adverb
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