Lexic.us

Definition of Objectification

1. Noun. The act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing.

2. Noun. A concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle.

Definition of Objectification

1. Noun. The process or manifestation of objectifying (something). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Objectification

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Objectification

object of a preposition object of the verb object oriented programming object permanence object program object pronoun object pronouns object recognition object relationship object space

object spaces objectable objected objecthood objectifiable objectification (current term) objectified objectifier objectifiers objectifies

objectify objectifying objecting objection objectionability objectionable objectionableness objectionably objectional objections

Literary usage of Objectification

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Classical Philosophers: Selections Illustrating Modern Philosophy by Benjamin Rand (1908)
"THE objectification OF THE WILL § 17. ... What now impels us to inquiry is, that we are not satisfied with knowing that we have ideas, that they are such ..."

2. Logic: In Three Books, of Thought, of Investigation, and of Knowledge by Hermann Lotze (1888)
"We may describe this first operation of thought as the beginning of an objectification of the subjective; and I take advantage of this expression to guard ..."

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