NOUMENA

NOUMENON

noumenon, thing-in-itself

(noun) the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

noumena

plural of noumenon

Anagrams

• NoumĂ©an

Source: Wiktionary


NOUMENON

Nou"me*non, n. Etym: [NL. fr. Gr. (Metaph.)

Definition: The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or thing in itself, which is distinguished from the Ant: phenomenon through which it is apprehended by the senses, and by which it is interpreted and understood; -- so used in the philosophy of Kant and his followers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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