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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnoumène
Pronunciation / Transliteration: noomɛn
"Le noumène échappe à la perception humaine."
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Objects that are known or grasped by the mind rather than by the senses; things-in-themselves as opposed to phenomena.
"Kant argued that true reality consists of noumena, which remain forever inaccessible to human sensory experience." - 2
The intelligible basis or underlying essence of a phenomenon.
"Philosophical inquiry often seeks to move beyond mere phenomena to uncover the underlying noumena."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word noūmenon, meaning 'that which is conceived', from nous ('mind'). It was popularized in modern philosophy by Immanuel Kant in the 18th century as the plural of noumenon, designating an object that is perceived by the intellect rather than by the senses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Noumena" is said worldwide
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noumène
Transliteration: noomɛn
"Le noumène échappe à la perception humaine."
Noumenon
Transliteration: ˈnɔʊ̯mənɔn
"Das Noumenon ist das Ding an sich."
noumeno
Transliteration: ˈnɔumeno
"Il noumeno è inconoscibile attraverso i sensi."
noúmeno
Transliteration: ˈnoumeno
"El noúmeno representa la realidad objetiva más allá de la experiencia."
númeno
Transliteration: ˈnumenu
"O númeno é inacessível à intuição sensível."
तत्त्व
Transliteration: tattva
"नूमना वह वस्तु है जिसे केवल बुद्धि द्वारा समझा जा सकता है।"
本体
Transliteration: běntǐ
"康德哲学区分了现象与本体。"
본체
Transliteration: bonche
"물자체는 인간의 감각으로는 인식할 수 없는 본체이다."
ヌーメノン
Transliteration: nūmenon
"ヌーメノンは感性ではなく理性によって捉えられる。"
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