thing-in-itself (Meaning)

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thing-in-itself (n)

the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception

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The thing-in-itself remains eternally inaccessible to human knowledge, veiled behind the veil of appearances.
Kant argued that we can never have direct experience of the thing-in-itself, only of its manifestations as phenomena.
The thing-in-itself is the true and underlying reality, while the world we perceive is merely a subjective representation.
Schopenhauer believed that the thing-in-itself is the irrational and purposeless Will.
Nietzsche rejected the idea of the thing-in-itself, arguing that there is no such thing as objective truth or reality.
Heidegger claimed that the thing-in-itself is the being that is always beyond our grasp, the ever-receding horizon of understanding.
Adorno maintained that the thing-in-itself is an impossible object, a utopian ideal that can never be fully realized.
Derrida deconstructed the concept of the thing-in-itself, arguing that it is a logocentric illusion.
Žižek contends that the thing-in-itself is the traumatic kernel that resists symbolization and forces us to confront the limits of language.
Badiou asserts that the thing-in-itself is the infinite and multiple multiplicity that exceeds any representation or comprehension.

the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception

No synonyms found.

No antonyms found.

The thing-in-itself remains eternally inaccessible to human knowledge, veiled behind the veil of appearances.

Kant argued that we can never have direct experience of the thing-in-itself, only of its manifestations as phenomena.

The thing-in-itself is the true and underlying reality, while the world we perceive is merely a subjective representation.

Schopenhauer believed that the thing-in-itself is the irrational and purposeless Will.