ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Thing-in-itself

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Thing-in-itself is a noun meaning (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.

Meaning

(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.

Synonyms for thing-in-itself

Depending on context, synonyms include noumenon.

Antonyms for thing-in-itself

Common opposites include phenomenon.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include noumenon, inbeing, entity, thingness, self-existence, indifferentism.

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