Treating an abstract word as if it were concrete. Indicates that this is being done fallaciously. Modern scholars tend to be dismissive of deification, while not recognizing that they are doing the same thing (with less aesthetic taste) when they reify.
reification
- Post author By Hermes Phimegistus
- Post date October 25, 2020
By Hermes Phimegistus
Hermes Phimegistus is a descendant of Hermes Trismegistus, whose eponymous Hermeticism was the progenitor of Western scientific traditions. He has brought forth into this time the subtle knowledge of "As Above, So Below" that pertains to the mind, body, spirit, and brain.
He is the jackdaw.
You can email him at hermes AT neuromythography DOT com .
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