[MD] The other side of reified

[MarshaV]

Buddhist’s expanded meaning of reification:

"To reify is usually defined as mistakenly regarding an abstraction as a thing. It is derived from the Latin word res meaning 'thing'.

Reification in Western philosophy means treating an abstract belief or hypothetical construct as if it were a concrete, physical entity. In other words, it is the error of treating as a "real thing" something which is not a real thing, but merely an idea.

In Buddhist philosophy the concept of reification goes further.  Reification means treating any functioning phenomenon as if it were a real, permanent 'thing', rather than an impermanent process."
 

http://seanrobsville.blogspot.com/2009/12/reification-in-buddhism-ultimate-and.html   

 

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