běn

technical
philosophy

Meaning of 本体

本体 means noumenon; thing-in-itself; main body; principal part; core structure. Pronounced běn tǐ.

  • noumenon; thing-in-itself
  • main body; principal part; core structure

Definitions & Examples

Kāng
rèn
wéi
běn
shì
zhī
de
 
men
zhǐ
néng
rèn
shí
xiàn
xiàng
 

Kant believed the noumenon is unknowable; we can only know the phenomena.

Guān
běn
xiàn
xiàng
de
guān
shì
zhé
xué
shǐ
shàng
de
zhòng
yào
zhēng
lùn
 

The relationship between noumenon and phenomenon is a major debate in the history of philosophy.