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thing-in-itself

/ˈθɪŋ ɪn ɪtˈself/

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noun

/ˈθɪŋ ɪn ɪtˈself/C2formal
  • ruФилософский термин, обозначающий умопостигаемую концепцию вещи, как она существует независимо от восприятия, в отличие от того, как она является органам чувств.

A philosophical term referring to the intellectual conception of a thing as it exists independently of perception, distinct from how it appears to the senses.

  1. Intellectual conception of realityC2formal

    The concept of an object as it exists independently of any sensory perception or human experience, as understood by pure reason.

    ruВещь в себе

    • Philosophers debate whether the thing-in-itself can ever be truly known.
    • Kant argued that we can never access the thing-in-itself directly.
    • The thing-in-itself represents reality stripped of all subjective interpretation.

    Synonymsnoumenon

Forms
  • things-in-themselves plural form
  • things-in-themselves' possessive plural form
  • thing-in-itself's possessive singular form