THING-IN-ITSELF
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Thing-In-Itself.
Thing-In-Itself - as a noun
The intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception
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noumenonExample Sentences
"In philosophy, the thing-in-itself refers to the object as it exists independently of any perception or representation."
"Kant argued that our knowledge of the thing-in-itself is limited because our perception is always mediated by our senses."
"The thing-in-itself is considered unknowable since we can only know phenomena as they appear to us."
"Some philosophers believe that the thing-in-itself is the ultimate reality underlying all appearances."
"The concept of the thing-in-itself raises questions about the nature of reality and the limits of human understanding."
