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noun (noumena)
- (philosophy) In the philosophy of w:Immanuel_Kant, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and those whom he influenced, a thing as it is independently of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind; a thing-in-itself, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.
Etymology: From Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) (nooumenon), passive present participle of (polytonic, ) (noeÅ) "I know"
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