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| Thing-in-itself: The concept of the "thing-in-itself," or "Ding an sich" in German, originates from the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. It refers to an object's existence and properties independent of human perception, cognition, or experience. Kant proposed that our knowledge of the world is shaped by our mental faculties and the way our minds organize sensory information. He argued that while we perceive and understand the world through our senses and mental structures, we cannot directly apprehend things as they truly are in themselves. See also reality, absoluteness, cognition, knowledge._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Edmund Husserl on Thing in itself - Dictionary of Arguments
Gadamer I 451 Thing in itself/Husserl/Gadamer: Phenomenologically speaking, the "thing in itself" consists in nothing other than the continuity with which the perspective shadows of the perception of things are intertwined, as Husserl has shown(1). Gadamer: Whoever contrasts "the being for itself" with these must either think theologically - in which case, the "being for itself" is not for him or her, but for God alone - or this person will think luciferically, as one who wants to prove his or her own divinity to him- or herself by having the whole world obey him or her - in which case, to this person, to be by oneself, is a limitation of the omnipotence of his or her imagination. >Imagination/Kant. 1. Husserl, Ideen 1, § 41. 2. It is therefore a mere misunderstanding to invoke the view of the world against idealism, be it transcendental or the philosophy of language. In doing so, one misjudges the methodological meaning of idealism, whose metaphysical form can be considered as overcome since Kant (see Kant's refutation of idealism (in the Critique of Pure Reason, B 274ff)._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
E. Husserl I Peter Prechtl, Husserl zur Einführung, Hamburg 1991 II "Husserl" in: Eva Picardi et al., Interpretationen - Hauptwerke der Philosophie: 20. Jahrhundert, Stuttgart 1992 Gadamer I Hans-Georg Gadamer Wahrheit und Methode. Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik 7. durchgesehene Auflage Tübingen 1960/2010 Gadamer II H. G. Gadamer The Relevance of the Beautiful, London 1986 German Edition: Die Aktualität des Schönen: Kunst als Spiel, Symbol und Fest Stuttgart 1977 |
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