| Anoetic | a. [ Gr. &unr_; unthinkable; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; perceptible, thinkable. ] Presentation considered as having an existence relatively independent of thought, may be called sentience, or anoetic consciousness. Thought and sentience are fundamentally distinct mental functions. G. F. Stout. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |