What does thingish mean?
Thingish means (chiefly philosophy) Like a physical, tangible thing; objective..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(chiefly philosophy) Like a physical, tangible thing; objective..
(However, Sellars vehemently rejects that this would imply they are merely ‘in the eye of the beholder’—despite starting as mere posits of a theoretician, once the theory acquires a certain social status, they become as thingish as a thing can be.)
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Thingish means (chiefly philosophy) Like a physical, tangible thing; objective..
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(However, Sellars vehemently rejects that this would imply they are merely ‘in the eye of the beholder’—despite starting as mere posits of a theoretician, once the theory acquires a certain social status, they become as thingish as a thing can be.)
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