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noesis

noesis

See also: noêsis, noësis, and noēsis

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noesis ‎(countable and uncountable, plural noeses)[1]

  1. The consciousness side to duality of noesis and noema.
    • 2003, Denis Fisette, Husserl's Logical Investigations Reconsidered
      Husserl calls the noesis the meaning-giving element of the act, and the noema he calls the meaning given in the act."

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 “noesis, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; June 2008]

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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.[1]

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