Meaning & use
Ownness
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The quality or state of belonging to or being characteristic of oneself; self-possession.
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The philosopher argued that true freedom begins with a recognition of one's own ownness.
Critics have debated how to translate the German concept of "Eigenheit" into the English notion of ownness.
A note on using this word
"Ownness" is a rare philosophical term, best known from English translations of Max Stirner's writings on individualism.
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self-possessionindividuality
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