(n.) The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or thing in itself, which is distinguished from the phenomenon through which it is apprehended by the senses, and by which it is interpreted and understood; -- so used in the philosophy of Kant and his followers.

Geistesgeschichte Hegelian idea Kantian idea Platonic form Platonic idea aesthetic form antetype antitype archetypal pattern art form beau ideal biotype blind impulse build cast classic classic example collective unconscious complex idea configuration conformation criterion cut engram epitome eternal object eternal universal example exemplar fashion father image figuration figure form formal cause format formation frame fugleman fugler genotype genre highest category history of ideas id ideal idealism ideate ideatum idee-force image imago imitatee impression impulse inborn proclivity innate idea inner form innovation instinct layout lead libido make makeup masterpiece masterwork matrix memory memory trace mirror modality mode model mold natural instinct natural tendency new departure noosphere noumenon original paradigm paragon pattern pattern of perfection percept pilot model precedent primitive self prototype quintessence regulative first principle representative rule set shape significant form simple idea stamp standard structure style subconscious urge subsistent form the Absolute the Absolute Idea the Self-determined the realized ideal transcendent idea transcendent nonempirical concept transcendent universal traumatic trace turn type type species type specimen unconscious memory universal universal concept universal essence unlearned capacity unreasoning impulse urtext very model vital impulse