Thing-in-itself

Origin

Literal translation of the German term Ding an sich.

Full definition of thing-in-itself

Noun

1. (philosophy) In the philosophy of Immanuel_Kant (1724-1804) and those whom he influenced, a thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.

Synonyms

• noumenon