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reification

DEFINITIONS OF: reification

1

n regarding something abstract as a material thing

Synonyms:
hypostatisation, hypostatization
Type of:
objectification
the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing

n representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality

“according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual”
Synonyms:
depersonalisation, depersonalization
Type of:
objectification
the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
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