In and for itself
In and for itself
(Ger. an und fr sich) An sich is the given primary, latent, undeveloped immediacy. The bare intrinsic and inherent essence of an object. Fr sich is a greater, developed intensity of immediacy; an object genuinely independent either of consciousness or of other things; something for itself. In and for itself belongs to the Absolute alone. Its asserted independence is the developed result of its nature and as a system of internal relations it is independent of external relations. — H.H.