being-for-itself

noun

The nihilation of being-in-itself.

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Meanings

nounbeing-for-itself (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe nihilation of being-in-itself.
  2. uncountablehuman sciencesConsciousness conceived as a lack of being, a desire for being, a relation to being.
  3. uncountablehuman sciencesThe origin of negation and destruction.
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