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What is meant when Germans talk about something 'as such'?

I've noticed the phrase 'as such' appearing in a lot of German philosophy, including Heidegger, Gadamer and Sloterdijk. I was also reading a translators introduction to Hitler's *Mein Kampf*, and they noted that, in spite of a general lack of knowledge of philosophy, Hitler wanted to portray himself as well-read, and so used the phrase 'as such' to associate himself with the broader German philosophical tradition. Hoping someone can maybe explain the German term and what's generally intended and point to some noteworthy examples (don't worry about explaining Hitler's use of the term :P). Thanks!
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“As such” is often used to isolate a term that is usually joined to another. If a thinker writes they want to study “being as such,” they mean they want to study being. But we tend to use the word being in phrases (the being of a tree, human being, etc.). The “as such” often indicates that we’re attending to a given term as an object of study in its own right, not just as a component of some greater object.