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    reify
    /ˈreɪɪfʌɪ/

    verb

    • 1. make (something abstract) more concrete or real: formal "these instincts are, in man, reified as verbal constructs"

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  2. Jul 16, 2024 · Reification (also known as concretism, hypostatization, or the fallacy of misplaced concreteness) is a fallacy of ambiguity, when an abstraction (abstract belief or hypothetical construct) is treated as if it were a concrete real event or physical entity.

  3. Nov 21, 2023 · Reification is when we intentionally use language to describe abstract ideas in terms of concrete entities. This can be done when we reason (the fallacy of reification)...

  4. Feb 26, 2024 · Reification: Definition of a Theoretical Term. Reification is the process of treating an abstract concept or theoretical term as if it were a concrete entity or thing. It involves attributing physical existence or qualities to something that is actually conceptual or abstract.

  5. Nov 15, 2023 · To reify (or reification) is used in a variety of meanings. According the WordNet 1.7 dictionary, reification means "regarding something abstract as a material thing". In the fields of HCI and interaction design the term is however most often used as "making something material from something abstract."

  6. Feb 8, 2024 · The Living Order of the Self. Exploring the experiential nature of consciousness. Posted February 8, 2024 | Reviewed by Hara Estroff Marano. Key points. When the natural order of the self is...

  7. Aug 25, 2023 · In short, to reify or not to reify? Take the reifying approach first. It reads “\(p\) is provable from \(Ax\)” as “there is a proof of \(p\) from axioms \(Ax\)” (in a particular deductive system understood).

  8. In psychology, the term ‘identity’ refers to a person’s character or personality that remains relatively constant regardless of location, time or circumstances. The psychoanalyst Erik Erikson described identity as a person’s ‘sense of inner sameness and continuity over time and place ’ (Kroger 2017 ).

  9. Mar 18, 2024 · What Is Reflection? The ability of a programming language to be its own metalanguage is called reflection. Reflection is a valuable language feature that facilitates meta-programming. In other words, reflective programming or reflection is the ability of a process to examine, introspect, and modify its own structure and behavior.

  10. Oct 17, 2023 · To reify is to make arbitrary social structures appear as real to social actors. Reification stabilises social relations by making actors believe that conventions and norms are real, natural and inevitable, and hence, must be followed (Haugaard Citation 2003, Citation 2018).

  11. Apr 19, 2024 · Définition de réifier : dictionnaire, étymologie, phonétique, citations littéraires, synonymes et antonymes de « réifier ».