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Noumenal vs Unsubstantial - What's the difference?

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Noumenal is a related term of unsubstantial.


As adjectives the difference between noumenal and unsubstantial

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

noumenal

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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

    unsubstantial

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