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Nous (UK: / n aʊ s /, [1] US: / n uː s /), from Greek: νοῦς, is a concept from classical philosophy, sometimes equated to intellect or intelligence, for the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real.
Transliteration: nous. Phonetic Spelling: (nooce) Definition: mind, understanding, reason. Usage: the mind, the reason, the reasoning faculty, intellect. HELPS Word-studies. 3563 noús (a masculine noun) – the God-given capacity of each person to think (reason); the mind; mental capacity to exercise reflective thinking.
Nous is a Greek term often translated as 'intellect' or 'mind,' referring to the faculty of thought and understanding. It plays a crucial role in early Greek philosophy as the principle of rationality and order in the cosmos, connecting various philosophical ideas, such as the nature of reality, the origins of knowledge, and the relationship ...
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Nous, in philosophy, the faculty of intellectual apprehension and of intuitive thought. Used in a narrower sense, it is distinguished from discursive thought and applies to the apprehension of eternal intelligible substances and first principles.
Definition. Nous is a Greek term that translates to 'mind' or 'intellect' and plays a crucial role in early philosophical thought, particularly in explaining the nature of understanding and knowledge.
