noesis
UK/nəʊˈiːsɪs//noʊˈisɪs/
noesis noun: cognition, the functioning of intellect.
Noun
noesis (countable and uncountable, plural noeses)
- Cognition, the functioning of intellect.
- The exercise of reason.
- The consciousness component of noetics, which concerns the duality of noesis and noema.
- Husserl calls the noesis the meaning-giving element of the act, and the noema he calls the meaning given in the act."2003, Denis Fisette, Husserl's Logical Investigations Reconsidered
noesis meaning in Tamil
noesis in Tamil
- மறுப்பு வாக்குகள், நுண் அறிவு இயக்கம்
Forms of noesis
| plural | noeses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | noêsis |
| alternative form | noësis |
| alternative form | noēsis |
Origin of noesis
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νόησις (nóēsis, “concept”, “idea”, “intelligence”, “understanding”), from νοεῖν (noeîn, “to intend”, “to perceive”, “to see”, “to understand”) (from νοῦς (noûs, “mind”, “thought”), from νόος (nóos)) + -σις (-sis), suffix forming nouns of action.
Questions about noesis
- What does noesis mean?
- Noesis means cognition, the functioning of intellect.
- What is noesis in Tamil?
- Noesis in Tamil is மறுப்பு வாக்குகள், நுண் அறிவு இயக்கம். See Noesis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is noesis?
- Noesis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce noesis?
- Noesis is pronounced /nəʊˈiːsɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of noesis?
- The plural of noesis is noeses.
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