Physical Phenomenon

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A Physical Phenomenon is an instance of causal interaction between physical entities.



References

2016

  • (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/phenomenon Retrieved:2016-5-8.
    • A phenomenon (Greek: φαινόμενoν, phainomenon, from the verb φαίνειν, phainein, to show, shine, appear, to be manifest or manifest itself, plural phenomena), is any thing which manifests itself. Phenomena are often, but not always, understood as "things that appear" or “experiences" for a sentient being, or in principle may be so.

      The term came into its modern philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon. In contrast to a phenomenon, a noumenon is not directly accessible to observation. Kant was heavily influenced by Leibniz in this part of his philosophy, in which phenomenon and noumenon serve as interrelated technical terms.


2009