per se

Positing itself and being a principle of its own determination.

In and of itself; by itself; without determination by or involvement of extraneous factors.

"Some people say that a hangover is caused by impurities in the drink, not by the alcohol per se."

(chiefly in negative polarity environments) In a true or literal sense; as one would expect from the name or description.

"It's not a museum per se, but they do have some interesting artefacts."

Being a thing that posits itself and is a principle of its own determination.