thing-in-itself en · NOUN
Etymology
Literal translation of the German Ding an sich.
Meanings
- (from Kantian philosophy on) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| things-in-themselves | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| thing in itself | alternative | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
Translations (25)
cmn 本體 /本体 (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · cs věc o sobě (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · pl noumen (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · fi olio sinänsä (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · de Ding-an-sich (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · es cosa en sí (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · sk vec o sebe (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · el πράγμα αυτό καθ’ αυτό (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · pl noumenon (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · ko 물자체 (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · cmn 物自體 /物自体 (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · ar شَيْء فِي ذَاتِهِ (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · uk річ у собі́ (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · it cosa in sé (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · he דבר בפני עצמו (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · pt coisa em si (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · et asi iseeneses (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · pl rzecz sama w sobie (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · fr chose en soi (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · de Ding an sich (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · ja 本体 (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · ja 物自体 (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · ru вещь в себе́ (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · el πράγμα αυτό καθαυτό (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon) · fi noumeeni (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — see also noumenon)