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| Thing in itself - Economics Dictionary of Arguments | |||
| 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. | |||
| Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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| Gadamer, Hans-Georg | Thing in itself | Gadamer, Hans-Georg | |
| Husserl, Edmund | Thing in itself | Husserl, Edmund | |
| Kant, Immanuel | Thing in itself | Kant, Immanuel | |
| Nietzsche, Friedrich | Thing in itself | Nietzsche, Friedrich | |
| Rorty, Richard | Thing in itself | Rorty, Richard | |
| Schopenhauer, Arthur | Thing in itself | Schopenhauer, Arthur | |
| Searle, John R. | Thing in itself | Searle, John R. | |
| Vaihinger, Hans | Thing in itself | Vaihinger, Hans | |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-12-10 | |||
