ding an sich

[ dingahn zikh ]

noun,plural ding·e an sich

[ding-uhahn zikh]. /ˈdɪŋ ə ɑn ˈzɪx/. German.

thing-in-itself.

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How to use ding an sich in a sentence

As a philosopher, he is interesting for his criticism of the theory of the “thing-in-itself” (Ding-an-sich).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 | Various
We cannot know the thing as it is, the Ding-an-sich, in Kant's phrase.
Edward Caldwell Moore | Edward Moore
For Reality is no absent and dead, or statical, Ding-an-Sich.
International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I | Various

British Dictionary definitions for Ding an sich

Ding an sich

/ (dɪŋ æn sɪk, German dɪŋ an zɪç) /

noun

philosophy the thing in itself

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