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thing in itself

thing in itself is the alternative form of thing-in-itself.

Meaning of thing-in-itself

Noun

thing-in-itself (plural things-in-themselves)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    noumenon
    Antonyms:
    phenomenon

Questions about thing in itself

What is thing in itself the alternative form of?
Thing in itself is the alternative form of thing-in-itself.

Words near thing in itself in the dictionary

  1. thine
  2. thineself
  3. thineselves
  4. thing
  5. thing in action
  6. thing in itself
  7. thing in possession
  8. thing is
  9. thing of nothing
  10. thing of the past
  11. thing theory

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