reificació
English translation: reification
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| 11:21 Oct 8, 2011 |
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24 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1reification Explanation: It is quite an abstract concept, though I think that in this wiki article it's explained quite well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reification_(fallacy) En aquest cas, crec que en català i en anglès seria el mateix: reificar v. tr. Transformar (una idea, una qualitat, una funció) en una cosa, concebre-la per analogia a l’estructura de les coses. reification the conversion of an abstract concept into something concrete; a viewing of the abstract as concrete. Espero que t'ajudi una mica, sembla un extracte una mica enrevessat ;) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 25 mins (2011-10-08 11:47:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You could also use "objectification" if it pleases you. |
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