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Object: The object in philosophy is anything that can be thought about or talked about. It can be concrete or abstract, and it is often contrasted with the subject, which is the being that is doing the thinking or talking. See also Subject, Subject-Object Problem, Objects (Material things)._____________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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Arthur Schopenhauer on Object - Dictionary of Arguments
Korfmacher Schopenhauer zur Einführung Hamburg 1994 I 19/20 Object/thing/existence/being /Schopenhauer: everything in space, as a mere product of the brain, has no true being. - It is empirically real but transcendentally ideal. It exists only as perceived by the subject. - ((s)> Berkeley) >George Berkeley. Kant: a given object is only idea through our forms of knowledge. Schopenhauer: here being an object and being an idea are always the same._____________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. |
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