thing-in-itself
Noun 1. the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception (synonym) noumenon (hypernym) content, cognitive content, mental object | ||||
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Thing-in-itself
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thing in itself
an object considered transcendentally apart from all the conditions under which a subject can gain knowledge of it. Hence the thing in itself is, by definition, unknowable. Sometimes used loosely as a synonym of noumenon. (Cf. appearance.)
an object considered transcendentally apart from all the conditions under which a subject can gain knowledge of it. Hence the thing in itself is, by definition, unknowable. Sometimes used loosely as a synonym of noumenon. (Cf. appearance.)
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thing-in-itself
thing-in-itself
n : the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception [syn: noumenon]
thing-in-itself
n : the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception [syn: noumenon]
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Noumenon
- "Noumena" redirects here. For the band, see Noumena (band).
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