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| German term that can be directly translated as “made into a thing”. It can refer to: | German term that can be directly translated as “made into a thing”. It can refer to: |
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| * [[glossary:reification|Reification]] – the (mis-)understanding of an abstract concept as a concrete object; | * [[abstraction:hypostatization|Hypostatization]] – treating an //abstract concept// as a concrete entity or agent; |
| * [[abstraction:anthropomorphisation|Anthropomorphisation]] – (mis-)interpreting objects or abstract concepts as if they were human; | * [[abstraction:anthropomorphisation|Anthropomorphisation]] – (mis-)interpreting objects or abstract concepts as if they were human; |
| * [[abstraction:objectification|Objectification (of human beings)]] – conversely to the above: (mis-)conceptualizing people like they are objects. | * [[abstraction:objectification|Objectification (of human beings)]] – conversely to the above: (mis-)conceptualizing people like they are objects. |
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| **Note:** The term “<i :de>Verdinglichung</i>” is used in the context of Marxist theory as the “objectification” of humans in the context of industrialisation. However, the most common English translation in this specific context is “[[glossary:reification|reification]]”, a term that is used on this site to describe a different (albeit related) phenomenon. \\ For the Marxist usage of the term, therefore see: <b maniculus "more information:">[[abstraction:objectification|Objectification (of human beings)]]</b>. | **Note:** The term “<i :de>Verdinglichung</i>” is commonly used in the context of [[wp>Marx's theory of alienation|Marxist theory]] as the “objectification” of humans in the context of industrialisation. |
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| | While the most common English translation is “[[glossary:reification|reification]]”, this term is used in the context of the site as an //umbrella term// for various related fallacies and therefore not very useful to understand the concept. |
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| | Instead, <b maniculus "more information:">[[abstraction:objectification|Objectification (of human beings)]]</b> probably comes closest to what was originally meant with “<i :de>Verdinglichung</i>” as it is used in this specific context. |
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