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Bookmark or Share- Noumenon | Definition, Example, & Facts | BritannicaNoumenon, in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, the thing-in-itself as opposed to what Kant called the phenomenon—the thing as it appears to an observer. Though the noumenal holds the contents of the intelligible world, Kant claimed that man’s reason can only know phenomena and can never penetrate to the noumenon.
- Noumenon - WikipediaIn philosophy, a noumenon (/ ˈ n uː m ə n ɒ n /, / ˈ n aʊ-/; from Greek: νοούμενoν; pl.: noumena) is knowledge posited as an object that exists independently of human sense. The term noumenon is generally used in contrast with, or in relation to, the term phenomenon , which refers to any object of the senses.
- Kant’s Transcendental Idealism - Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyThus, the concept of a noumenon is the concept of an object that would be cognized by an intellect whose intuition brings its very objects into existence. Clearly, we do not cognize any noumena, since to cognize an object for us requires intuition and our intuition is sensible, not intellectual.
- Exploring Noumenon: A Philosophical and Metaphysical OverviewIn philosophy, Noumenon is usually used to refer to a concept of an ideal reality or a higher form of existence that is beyond our physical understanding. This idea is often used in debates about the nature of reality and whether there is a higher level of existence that is beyond our comprehension.
- Noumenon - New World Encyclopedia"Noumenon" is a borrowed Greek word meaning something 'contemplated or perceived'. It is the neuter of present passive particle of noein (to think, to conceive), which originates from nous (mind). It is linguistically unrelated to "numinous," a term coined by Rudolf Otto and based on the Latin numen (deity).
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