thing-in-itself

kant argued that we can only know the phenomenal world, not the thing-in-itself.

the thing-in-itself remains forever beyond our grasp, a source of philosophical speculation.

schopenhauer believed the thing-in-itself was will, a blind and irrational force.

understanding the thing-in-itself is a central problem in transcendental idealism.

he questioned whether accessing the thing-in-itself was even theoretically possible.

the concept of the thing-in-itself highlights the limitations of human knowledge.

many philosophers dismissed the thing-in-itself as an unnecessary metaphysical construct.

kant's distinction between appearance and the thing-in-itself shaped subsequent philosophy.

the thing-in-itself is often contrasted with the phenomenal world we experience.

descartes's clear and distinct ideas were meant to access the thing-in-itself directly.

the unknowability of the thing-in-itself leads to debates about the nature of reality.