reification (redirected from Reification (disambiguation))

re·i·fy  (r-f, r-)

tr.v. re·i·fied, re·i·fy·ing, re·i·fies

To regard or treat (an abstraction) as if it had concrete or material existence.

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[Latin rs, r-, thing; see r- in Indo-European roots + -fy.]

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rei·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

rei·fier n.

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reification

the conversion of an abstract concept into something concrete; a viewing of the abstract as concrete.

See also: Thinking

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reification - regarding something abstract as a material thing hypostatisation, hypostatization objectification - the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
	2.	reification - 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" depersonalisation, depersonalization objectification - the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing

Translations

reification [ˌriːɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → cosificación f