anstoss
[ German ahn-shtaws ]
/ German ˈɑn ʃtɔs /
noun, plural an·stös·se [German ahn-shtœ-suh] /German ˈɑn ʃtœ sə/.
(in the philosophy of Fichte) any of the six successive steps by which the absolute ego attains self-knowledge.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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From the German word Anstoss impetus, collision
Words nearby anstoss
anshan, ansi, ansiform, anson, ansonia, anstoss, answer, answer back, answer for, answer print, answer to
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Example sentences from the Web for anstoss
Now, this op-positing of the Anstoss is the necessary condition of the practical ego, of the will.