Talk:Reification (Marxism)
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[edit] Questionable definition
The current definition of reification (specifically, "the consideration of a human being as a physical object, deprived of subjectivity") does not parallel the definition provided by the American Heritage Dictionary, which states that that act of reification is "To regard or treat (an abstraction) as if it had concrete or material existence." Nor does it parallel the definition provided by the Encyclopedia of Marxism at http://www.marxists.org/glossary/terms/r/e.htm#reification, which is "The transformation of social relations into an objective existance". Consequently, I am forced to question its legitimacy, and I will change it unless someone provides me with a reasonable explanation. Firewall62 05:47, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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- The current revision is a big improvement. Firewall62 (talk) 19:42, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
This sentence does not seem to make any sense:
"Marx used it shortly[1], having been developed mostly by Lukács in Reification and the Consciousness of the Proletariat, part of his book History and Class Consciousness."
Rosa Lichtenstein 16:08, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
