thing-in-itself

English

Etymology

Literal translation of the German Ding an sich.

Noun

thing-in-itself (plural things-in-themselves)

(from Kantian philosophy on) 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.
Synonym: noumenon

Antonym: phenomenon

Translations

thing as it is independent of any conceptualization — See also translations at noumenon

Arabic: شَيْء فِي ذَاتُهُ‎ m (šayʾ fī ḏātuhu)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 本體 (zh), 本体 (zh) (běntǐ), 物自體 (zh), 物自体 (zh) (wùzìtǐ)
Estonian: asi iseeneses
Finnish: olio sinänsä, noumeeni
French: chose en soi f
German: Ding an sich n, Ding-an-sich n
Greek: πράγμα αυτό καθ' αυτό f (prágma aftó kath' aftó), πράγμα αυτό καθαυτό f (prágma aftó kathaftó)
Hebrew: please add this translation if you can

Italian: cosa in sé f
Japanese: 本体 (ja) (ほんたい, hontai), 物自体 (ものじたい, monojitai)
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 본체 (bonche), 물자체 (muljache)
Polish: rzecz sama w sobie f
Portuguese: coisa-em-si f, coisa em si f
Russian: вещь в себе́ (ru) f (veščʹ v sebé)
Spanish: cosa en sí f
Ukrainian: річ у собі́ f (rič u sobí)

References

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