The difference between Noumenon and Phenomenon

When used as nouns, noumenon means |_|philosophy|_|on}} a thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable, whereas phenomenon means a thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses.

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  1. Noumenon as a noun (from {{w, Immanuel Kant, Kantian):

    |_|philosophy|_|on}} A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: thing-in-itself"

    "ant phenomenon"

  1. Phenomenon as a noun:

    A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.

  2. Phenomenon as a noun:

    (extension) A knowable thing or event (eg by inference, especially in science).

  3. Phenomenon as a noun:

    (metonymy) A kind or type of phenomenon (sense 1 or 2).

  4. Phenomenon as a noun:

    Appearance; a perceptible aspect of something that is mutable.

  5. Phenomenon as a noun:

    A fact or event considered very unusual, curious, or astonishing by those who witness it.

  6. Phenomenon as a noun:

    A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing.

  7. Phenomenon as a noun (philosophy, chiefly, [[Kantian]], _, [[idealism]]):

    An experienced object whose constitution reflects the order and conceptual structure imposed upon it by the human mind (especially by the powers of perception and understanding).

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