thing-in-itself

[US]/[ˈθɪŋ.ɪn.ɪtˈself]/
[UK]/[ˈθɪŋ.ɪn.ɪtˈself]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 哲學中的一個概念,特別是康德哲學,指獨立於感知或理解而存在的對象;本體的對象;獨立於任何人類概念或分類而存在的對象。
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

the thing-in-itself

物自身

grasp the thing-in-itself

掌握物自身

know the thing-in-itself

認識物自身

conceive thing-in-itself

構想物自身

thing-in-itself problem

物自身問題

experience thing-in-itself

經驗物自身

access thing-in-itself

接觸物自身

beyond thing-in-itself

超越物自身

Example Sentences

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.

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