But it is a doctrine of our author that these laws are true, and cannot but be known to be true, of Noumena likewise.
Nolen Nominalism in Hobbes in Locke of Berkeley of Hume Noumena See also Phenomena, Things in themselves Novalis Nyblaeus, A.
The chapter on the distinction between phenomena and noumena very much lessens the hopes, aroused, perchance, by the establishment of the non-empirical origin of the categories, for an application of these not confined to any experience.
If, therefore, we wish to apply the categories to objects which cannot be regarded as phenomena, we must have an intuition different from the sensuous, and in this case the objects would be a noumena in the positive sense of the word.
The distinction between phenomena and noumena is, therefore, nothing but the expression of the distinction between understanding and reason, a distinction which, according to Kant, is merely subjective.
But in so doing it at the same time sets limits to itself, recognising that it cannot know these noumenathrough any of the categories, and that it must therefore think them only under the title of an unknown something.
Kant now adds to the term noumena the qualifying phrase "in the positive sense.
For its determination the categories cannot be employed; that would demand a faculty of non-sensuous intuition, which we do not possess, and would amount to the illegitimate assertion of noumena in the positive sense.
The passage in the chapter on phenomena and noumena (A 250 ff.
Kant must here be taking noumena in the positive sense.
And both of noumena and of phenomena we may affirm simple existence.
It contained Noumenaof names, as well as Noumena of things.
Now what may we affirm of noumena without departing from a scientific or objective mode of philosophising?
Or, in other words, he shows that the postulation of phenomena necessitates the further postulation of noumena of which phenomena are the manifestations.
Or, in other words, so far as human consciousness is concerned, noumena must be regarded as absolute.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "noumena" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
