reification

• Substantiv, das den Vorgang bezeichnet, bei dem ein abstrakter Begriff als konkreter materieller Gegenstand betrachtet wird, oder den Prozess, einem Menschen seine individuellen Eigenschaften zu nehmen, indem er als Sache wahrgenommen wird.

A noun referring to the act of treating an abstract concept as if it were a concrete, material object, or the process of depriving a person of their individual qualities by regarding them as a thing.

unzählbar

1. Treating an abstraction as concreteC2formalscientific

   The act of considering or representing an abstract concept, idea, or quality as if it were a physical, tangible object.

   Verdinglichung

   • The reification of 'the market' often ignores the complex human decisions behind it.
   • In some philosophies, the reification of time leads to viewing it as a substance.
   • The reification of intelligence as a single number can be misleading.

   Synonymehypostatizationobjectification

   Antonymeabstraction

2. Treating a person as an objectC2formalscientific

   The act of regarding or representing a human being as a physical object, devoid of personal qualities, feelings, or individuality.

   Verdinglichung

   • The reification of workers in the factory system was criticized by early sociologists.
   • Modern advertising often leads to the reification of people, reducing them to consumers.
   • The novel explores the reification of individuals in a bureaucratic society.

   Synonymedehumanizationobjectification

   Antonymehumanizationindividualization