An`o*et"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; unthinkable;
&?; priv. + &?; perceptible, thinkable.] 1.
Unthinkable. [Rare]
2. (Psychol.) Not subject to conscious
attention; having an indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being;
characteristic of the "fringe" or "margin" of consciousness.
Presentation considered as having an existence
relatively independent of thought, may be called sentience, or
anoetic consciousness. Thought and sentience are fundamentally
distinct mental functions.
G. F. Stout.
An`o*et"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; unthinkable;
&?; priv. + &?; perceptible, thinkable.] 1.
Unthinkable. [Rare]
2. (Psychol.) Not subject to conscious
attention; having an indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being;
characteristic of the "fringe" or "margin" of consciousness.
Presentation considered as having an existence
relatively independent of thought, may be called sentience, or
anoetic consciousness. Thought and sentience are fundamentally
distinct mental functions.
G. F. Stout.
