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noesis

noesis

9.9
A mental process of understanding and thinking
  • noun
  • /noʊˈɛsɪs/
  • Formal
translation icon : noesis
  • Plato's theory includes noesis, where true understanding arises from intellectual reasoning rather than mere opinion.

For procedural knowing where we get technology from, they have noesis, which means knowing by noticing it's and it gives you, you have insight.

Examples

  • Following such intellectual preparation and knowledge may come the sudden and "unspeakable" (arrheton) insight (noesis) into the Form of Forms, into what Plato variously calls the Good, the Beautiful, or the One.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In psychology, noesis refers to the process of gaining insight through rational thought and analysis.

  • For procedural knowing where we get technology from, they have noesis, which means knowing by noticing it's and it gives you, you have insight.

  • There is within us, on the noetic vocab: noetic: From the Greek noesis/noetikos, meaning inner wisdom, direct knowing, or subjective understanding.

    Blog text (32)
  • The concept of noesis is central to understanding the philosophical idea of intellectual perception.

Synonyms

cognition
vsnoesis
  • Specialized
19 5.0

A process of thinking, learning, and understanding

is narrower focusing on intellectual understanding and active reasoning
mentation
vsnoesis
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A process of thinking carefully about something

is specifically about intellectual understanding and perceiving or reasoning
intellection
vsnoesis
  • Specialized
1 9.6

Thinking carefully to understand or decide about something

is the philosophical and psychological act of intellectual understanding and perceiving
dianoia
vsnoesis
  • Specialized
9.9

Thinking that uses reason often talked about in philosophy

is broader covering intellectual understanding and perceiving beyond philosophy

How Deep

wisdom
571 2.7
insight
493 4.9
noesis
  • Formal
9.9
comprehension
70 3.0
perception
14 4.6

Surface Forms

noesis singular
noeses plural

Etymology

Noesis comes from the Greek word noein, which means 'to think', and is related to the English words know and knowledge. So Noesis means the act of thinking or understanding, the mental process of perceiving and reasoning.