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Nous (UK: / n aʊ s /, 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.
Dec 2, 2022 · Nous at Wikipedia; External link. What is the Human Nous? Chapter 1 from Patristic Theology, by Father John Romanides; Orthodox Psychotherapy Online; Noetic Consciousness at Wikipedia.
May 1, 2015 · St. Gregory Palamas uses the word "nous" in two senses: as the whole soul, and also as the power of the soul. In Scripture and in many of the Fathers there is an identification of the nous with the heart, and the terms are used interchangeably. Other Fathers use the term "nous" to refer to refer to "attention" as opposed to reasoning.
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. It is sometimes identified with the highest or divine intellect.
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1 day ago · nous (first-person plural, singular je, object nous, emphatic nous, possessive determiner notre) the plural personal pronoun in the first person : (subject pronoun) we . Synonym: on (informal) (object pronoun) us, to us. (royal, obsolete) we (as the royal we)
5 days ago · (Greek, mind) Reason, and especially the faculty of intellectual apprehension, as distinct from mere empirical knowledge. In Plato nous is the quality enabling one to apprehend the forms.
Nous is most likely derived from the root snu, meaning "to sniff." Homer uses nous to mark the realization or understanding of a situation or state of affairs. Nous penetrates beyond the surface features of a situation and reveals the underlying truth of the matter.
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