Reification - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Reification :  (noun)
1: regarding something abstract as a material thing [syn: hypostatization, hypostatisation]
2: representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality; "according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual" [syn: depersonalization, depersonalisation]

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