noumenalismn.
/ˈnuːmᵻnəlɪz(ə)m/, /ˈnaʊmᵻnəlɪz(ə)m/, /ˈnuːmᵻnl̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˈnaʊmᵻnl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈnum(ə)nəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Philosophy.
Belief in the existence of noumena; a philosophical system based on this belief.
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1898 Philos. Rev. 7 21 Kant, on the other hand, rejects neither thesis nor antithesis. He finds a place in his system for both the noumenalism of the dogmatist and the phenomenalism of the sceptic.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 679/2 Fechner regarded every composite body as the appearance of a spirit... This noumenalism would not do for Lewes.
1926 J. E. Turner Theory Direct Realism 22 Noumenalism, meaning by this term that the character and existence of the real physical world are essentially different from and independent of the existence and attributes of sensed content.
1994 Philos. Q. 44 123 There is a superb discussion of secondary qualities, Nathan defending what he calls noumenalism about colours.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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