I-ness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    I-hood. uncountable, usually

    "Likewise, if "I" is the object of the ontological interpretation, then this is not the individual I-ness, of my self, but I-ness in its metaphysical neutrality; we call this neutral I-ness "egoicity.""

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"Likewise, if "I" is the object of the ontological interpretation, then this is not the individual I-ness, of my self, but I-ness in its metaphysical neutrality; we call this neutral I-ness "egoicity.""

Etymology

From I + -ness. Compare earlier I-hood; later me-ness.

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