In Kant's terminology,things-as-they-appear-to-us are called _________ and things-in themselves are called ________.
A) complex ideas/simple ideas
B) ideas/material objects
C) the phenomena/the noumena
D) secondary qualities/primary qualities

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Kant refers to things as they appear to us as "phenomena" and things-in-themselves as "noumena." This distinction is central to Kant's philosophy and his theory of knowledge. The phenomena are the objects of our experiences that we are able to know through our senses, but the noumena are the things as they are in themselves, independent of our perceptions. Kant argues that we can never have direct knowledge of the noumena, only indirect knowledge through our experience of the phenomena.

In Kant's Terminology,things-As-They-Appear-To-Us Are Called _________ and Things-In Themselves Are