NOESIS

cognition, knowledge, noesis

(noun) the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

noesis (countable and uncountable, plural noeses)

(in psychology) cognition, the functioning of intellect.

(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.

(in metaphysical philosophy) the consciousness component of Noetic Theory, which concerns the duality of noesis and noema.

Anagrams

• Enosis, eosins, essoin, neosis, noises, nosies, ossein, sonsie

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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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