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Noumenal vs Ghostly - What's the difference?

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Noumenal is a related term of ghostly.


As adjectives the difference between noumenal and ghostly

is that noumenal is (philosophy|especially kantianism) of or pertaining to the noumenon or the realm of things as they are in themselves while ghostly is of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.

noumenal

English

Adjective

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  • (philosophy, especially Kantianism) Of or pertaining to the noumenon or the realm of things as they are in themselves.
  • *1878 , James Sully, "The Question of Visual Perception in Germany," Mind , vol. 3, no. 10, p. 193,
  • *:We may here distinguish between two kinds of reality, phenomenal or relative, and noumenal or absolute.
  • *2003 , Jay Garfield and Graham Priest, "N?g?rjuna and the Limits of Thought," Philosophy East and West , vol. 53, no. 1, p. 3,
  • *:When Kant says that it is impossible to know anything about, or apply any categories to, the noumenal realm, he would seem to be doing just what cannot be done.

    • Antonyms

    * phenomenal

    ghostly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
    • a ghostly figure with a hood.
  • Spooky; frightening.
  • Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual.
    • a ghostly confessor
  • * Book of Common Prayer
    • Save and defend us from our ghostly enemies.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • One of the ghostly children of St. Jerome.

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