thing-in-itself

Meaning

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.

Translations

Ding-an-sich

chose en soi

cosa in sé

Coisa em si

noumen

Etymology

Literal translation of the German Ding an sich.

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