thing-in-itself
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thing-in-itself
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Literal translation of the German Ding an sich.
noun things-in-themselves · thing in itself
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A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.
Similar: noumenon · Opposite: phenomenon
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noun thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon
| Español | cosa en sí |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 물자체 muljache |
| 日本語 | 本体 hontai, 物自体 monojitai |
| 中文 | 本體 /本体 běntǐ, 物自體 /物自体 wùzìtǐ |
| Português | coisa em si |
| Français | chose en soi |
| Deutsch | Ding an sich, Ding-an-sich |
| Italiano | cosa in sé |
| Ελληνικά | πράγμα αυτό καθ’ αυτό prágma aftó kath’ aftó, πράγμα αυτό καθαυτό prágma aftó kathaftó |
| Русский | вещь в себе́ veščʹ v sebé |
| العربية | شَيْء فِي ذَاتِهِ šayʔ fī ḏātihi |
| עברית | דבר בפני עצמו davar bifne atsmo |
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