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MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

das Ding an sich

thing-in-itself (in Kant's philosophy, a thing as it is independently of how we perceive or know it)

Beim Lesen über das Ding an sich fragte ich mich, wie wir sinnvoll von etwas sprechen können, das unserer Erkenntnis gerade entzogen sein soll.

While reading about the thing-in-itself, I wondered how we can meaningfully speak of something that is supposed to be beyond our knowledge.

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