noumenon

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/ˈnaʊmənɒn/ English

Definitions

noun

A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.

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Synonyms

thing-in-itself unknowable nonthing notionlessness nonbody notionality nulliverse view from nowhere jnana nihil unessence nescient nonconceptualism immaterialism conceptlessness knownothingness

Antonyms

Associated

kant sutra phenomenon phenomena buddhism object reality philosophy understanding reason sense influenced

Rhymes

bauman in baumann in cowman in naumann in noumena in ploughman in plowman in

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