teleological
(en)
the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion
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The gesture of the savage who pauses for an instant to reflect whether or not he wishes to eat his prisoner contains teleologically the end of violence
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The gesture of the savage who pauses for an instant to reflect whether or not he wishes to eat his prisoner contains teleologically the end of violence
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7 years ago
cathexis
(en)
(psychoanalysis) the process of investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea
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it is still unclear why work should be cathected in the first place
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it is still unclear why work should be cathected in the first place
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7 years ago
reifying
(en)
make (something abstract) more concrete or real
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we succumb to the mechanism of reification, in the course of which we forget the best thing of all. That turns a part of the process into an absolute
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we succumb to the mechanism of reification, in the course of which we forget the best thing of all. That turns a part of the process into an absolute
notable
7 years ago