A Thing's (n.) reality is to appear as a phenomenon for human consciousness... any existence of things outside consciousness is secondary.
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The Thing (n.) is, with all its transcendence, still something merely perceived - something given in the manner peculiar to consciousness.
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A Thing (n.) is that which it is, whether I perceive it or do not perceive it, whether I have the relevant perceptual appearance or not. The thing is something physical, not psychical.
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The Thing (n.) is a phenomena for human consciousness.
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A Thing (n.) itself is what no one ever actually sees: it is the unity, for everyone, of an endless flow of changing experiences, mine and others'.