Definitions for: Noumenon

[n] the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception

Webster (1913) Definition: Nou"me*non, n. [NL. fr. Gr. ? the thing perceived, p.
pr. pass. of ? to perceive, ? the mind.] (Metaph.)
The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or
thing in itself, which is distinguished from the phenomenon
through which it is apprehended by the senses, and by which
it is interpreted and understood; -- so used in the
philosophy of Kant and his followers.

Synonyms: thing-in-itself

See Also: cognitive content, content, mental object

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