The term "phaneron" refers to the totality of all that is observable—essentially, everything that can be perceived or experienced. It originates from the work of the philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce, who used it to differentiate between the realm of observable phenomena and the underlying realities or things that might exist independently of our perception. In philosophical terms, the phaneron includes not just visual experiences but all forms of sensory experience and mental representation.
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