Epistemology Vocabulary

adjective describing something that cannot be proven or demonstrated

• The existence of God is often considered unprovable by many philosophers.
• You can argue all day about whether ghosts are real, but it's unprovable.
• That conspiracy theory is totally unprovable, but some people still believe it.
• Her love for him was unprovable, but evident in every action she took.

noun In philosophy, a thing as it is in itself, as distinct from a thing as it is known through perception

adjective Relating to a thing as it is in itself, independent of any perception or experience

• The concept of noumenon in Kantian philosophy refers to things as they are in themselves, beyond our sensory perception.
• I don't really understand the whole noumenon thing, it's too abstract for me.
• Noumenon is like the ultimate reality behind everything, man.
• The artist aimed to capture the noumenon of human emotion in her abstract paintings.