reification
의미: The treatment of an abstract concept as if it were a concrete, tangible thing; the fallacy of regarding something immaterial as material.
Reification is a key term in philosophy, sociology, and critical theory. It describes the error or deliberate choice of treating abstractions — such as 'the market,' 'society,' or 'intelligence' — as though they were real, independent entities with agency. In Marxist theory, reification refers specifically to treating human relationships as things (commodities). The word carries a critical, often negative connotation. Common collocations include 'the reification of,' 'avoid reification,' and 'a form of reification.'
예문
- Critics accused the report of reification, arguing that 'the economy' was being treated as an agent with desires and intentions. 批评者指责该报告存在物化问题,认为'经济'被当作一个有欲望和意图的主体来对待。Los críticos acusaron al informe de reificación, argumentando que 'la economía' estaba siendo tratada como un agente con deseos e intenciones.批評家たちは、「経済」があたかも欲望と意図を持つ行為者のように扱われているとして、その報告書を物象化だと非難した。비평가들은 '경제'가 마치 욕망과 의도를 가진 행위자인 것처럼 취급되고 있다며, 그 보고서를 물상화라고 비난했다.
- The reification of intelligence into a single IQ score ignores the complexity of human cognitive abilities. 将智力物化为单一的智商分数,忽视了人类认知能力的复杂性。La reificación de la inteligencia en una única puntuación de CI ignora la complejidad de las capacidades cognitivas humanas.知性を単一のIQスコアに物象化することは、人間の認知能力の複雑さを無視している。지능을 하나의 IQ 점수로 물상화하는 것은 인간 인지 능력의 복잡성을 무시하는 것이다.
- Marx warned against the reification of social relations — the tendency to see human interactions as mere exchanges of commodities. 马克思警告要防止社会关系的物化——将人际互动仅仅视为商品交换的倾向。Marx advirtió contra la reificación de las relaciones sociales: la tendencia a ver las interacciones humanas como meros intercambios de mercancías.マルクスは社会関係の物象化――人間の相互作用を単なる商品交換とみなす傾向――を警告した。마르크스는 사회관계의 물상화 — 인간의 상호작용을 단순한 상품 교환으로 보는 경향 — 에 대해 경고했다.
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맥락: academic, literary, professional
어조: neutral
기원과 역사
From Latin res (thing) + facere (to make) + -ation. Literally 'thing-making,' the term was popularised in the early twentieth century by the Marxist philosopher Georg Lukács in his analysis of commodity fetishism.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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