Who said "We know the world as it appears to us, not as it is in itself."?

This quote is attributed to van Fraassen, Bas.

We know the world as it appears to us, not as it is in itsel... - van Fraassen, Bas

"We know the world as it appears to us, not as it is in itself."

van Fraassen, Bas Truth

Philosopher Dutch-American Born 1941 (age 85)

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