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thing-in-itself vs mental object

mental object vs thing-in-itself

thing-in-itself and mental object both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
thing-in-itself Yes No No No
mental object Yes No No No
As nouns, mental object is a hypernym of thing-in-itself; that is, mental object is a word with a broader meaning than thing-in-itself:
  • thing-in-itself: the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception
  • mental object: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Other hypernyms of thing-in-itself include cognitive content, content.
thing-in-itself (noun) mental object (noun)
the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Difference between thing-in-itself and mental object

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