I-ness
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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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More examples"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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