noetic adj : of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind; "intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man" [syn: intellectual, rational]

English

Pronunciation

no-e'-tic

Adjective

noetic

1. of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
2. originating in or apprehended by reason.
3. understood only through the reasoning process.

Noun

noetic

1. the science of the intellect.

Noetic theory (from Greek word noûs), is a branch of metaphysical philosophy concerned with the study of nature, the operation of intellect, and the relationship between human and divine intellect. In the Western tradition and Persian/Islamic philosophy, noetic theory was strongly influenced by the theories of philosophers as Anaxagoras, Aristotle, and Plato.

See also

• Nous
• Institute of Noetic Sciences
• Noetic Consciousness
• Noosphere

Bibliography

• Davidson H.A., Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, on Intellect. Their Cosmologies, Theories of the Active Intellect, and Theories of Human Intellect, New York-Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1992.

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