Definition of Nouminon

Definition of Nouminon

||Nou"me*non (?), n. [NL. fr. Gr. &?; the thing perceived, p. pr. pass. of &?; to perceive, &?; the mind.] (Metaph.) The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or thing in itself, which is distinguished from the 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

NOUMENON, n. That which exists, as distinguished from that which
merely seems to exist, the latter being a phenomenon. The noumenon is
a bit difficult to locate; it can be apprehended only be a process of
reasoning -- which is a phenomenon. Nevertheless, the discovery and
exposition of noumena offer a rich field for what Lewes calls "the
endless variety and excitement of philosophic thought." Hurrah
(therefore) for the noumenon!

- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Something independent of the mind
An object as it is
A thing-in-itself

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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