noumenon
/ˈnuːmənɑn/
noun
- A thing as it is in itself, independent of human perception or senses.
- In Kantian philosophy, a noumenon is the object of pure thought, not of sensory experience.
- We can never directly observe a noumenon; we only know phenomena.
- The concept of a noumenon helps explain the limits of human knowledge.
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