ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Otherwiseness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Otherwiseness is a noun meaning (philosophy) The quality of being otherwise.

Meaning

(philosophy) The quality of being otherwise.

Example Sentences

The invalidity of a cognition is the otherwiseness of its object, and is known by a sublating cognition. The illusory cognition of silver knows illusory silver, but does not know its otherwiseness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include alterity, other-worldliness, otherliness, otherwhereness, otherness, otherworldliness.

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