Of or relating to the mind or intellect.
[From Greek noetikos, from noein (to think), from nous (mind).]
"This `noetic Casanova,' as Gleick calls him (Richard Feynman), put
science next to sex, where it belongs in alphabetical order. His books
are full of brainy pranks and skirt-chasing honed to a science of its
own."
Thomas A. Bass, Casanova of the Mind, Genius: The Life and Science of
Richard Feynman (book review), The Los Angeles Times, Nov 1, 1992.
"The former literature professor (Paul LeBlanc) says: `Before the
invention of writing, the most important intellectual skill you could
possess was the ability to memorize. After writing was invented, however,
our noetic economy shifted.'"
Linton Weeks, Ten-Track Mind: We Do Everything at Once. But Are We
Forgetting Something?, The Washington Post, May 26, 1999.
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