noumenon

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈnuːmənɒn/, /ˈnaʊmənɒn/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈnumənɑn/

Noun

noumenon (plural noumena)

1. (from Immanuel Kant philosophy on) 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.

   Synonyms: thing-in-itself

   Antonyms: phenomenon

Related terms

• noumenal

Translations

• French: noumène
• German: Noumenon
• Italian: noumeno
• Portuguese: númeno
• Russian: ноу́мен
• Spanish: noúmeno

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