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- German · calque ofDing an sich
- English todaything-in-itself
Literal translation of the German Ding an sich.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Literal translation of the German Ding an sich.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.