Object+of+thought

  • 21object —    by William Pawlett   The object is possibly the most important notion in Baudrillard s oeuvre (RC). He writes of an obsession with the object . . . the magic of the object (F, 3). His Passwords (2003b [2000c]) begins with The Object : wanted… …

    The Baudrillard dictionary

  • 22Object theory — For the concept of objects in philosophy, see Object (philosophy). Object theory is a theory in philosophy and mathematical logic concerning objects and the statements that can be made about objects. Contents 1 An informal theory 2 Objects 3 A… …

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  • 23Object composition — In computer science, object composition (not to be confused with function composition) is a way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones. Compositions are a critical building block of many basic data structures, including… …

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  • 24Object (philosophy) — Philosophy ( …

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  • 25object — ob•ject n. [[t]ˈɒb dʒɪkt, dʒɛkt[/t]] v. [[t]əbˈdʒɛkt[/t]] n. 1) anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form 2) a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed: an object of investigation[/ex] 3) the end …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26object — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin objectum, from Latin, neuter of objectus, past participle of obicere to throw in the way, present, hinder, from ob in the way + jacere to throw more at ob , jet Date: 14th century 1. a.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27Object slicing — This article is about object oriented programming. For other uses of slicing, see Slicing (disambiguation). In object oriented programming, a subclass typically extends its superclass by defining additional member variables. If a superclass… …

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  • 28object — noun /ˈɒbdʒɛkt / (say objekt) 1. something that may be perceived by the senses, especially by sight or touch; a visible or tangible thing. 2. a thing or person to which attention or action is directed: an object of study. 3. anything that may be… …

  • 29Object Relations Theory — Since its formulation by Sigmund Freud , psychoanalytic theory has developed into many distinct schools of thought. One of these is the so called Object Relations School, which was originally associated with the names of (among others) W. R. D.… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 30thought — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, accommodatingness, address, admonition, advertence, advertency, advice, advising, advocacy, affirmation, agreeableness, alertness, allegation, answer, antelope, anticipation, apostrophe, apprehension,… …

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