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The Thing-In-Itself: Can We Ever Really Know What’s Behind the Curtain?

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The Thing-In-Itself: Can We Ever Really Know What’s Behind the Curtain?

Published by Elle on October 17, 2024

The “thing-in-itself,” or as Kant so elegantly put it, das Ding an sich. Fancy right? It sounds like something you might overhear at a philosophy…

The “Thing-in-Itself”: The Reality You’ll Never Get to Unbox (And Why That’s Okay)

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The “Thing-in-Itself”: The Reality You’ll Never Get to Unbox (And Why That’s Okay)

Published by Elle on October 9, 2024

Alright, fellow seekers of truth, today we’re getting cozy with one of the most fascinating (and slightly maddening) ideas in philosophy: the “thing-in-itself.” If you’ve…