Subject and object (philosophy)
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Subject and object (philosophy)
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The distinction between subject and object is a basic idea of philosophy.
- A subject is a being that exercises agency, undergoes conscious experiences, is situated in relation to other things that exist outside itself; thus, a subject is any individual, person, or observer
- An object is any of the things observed or experienced by a subject, which may even include other beings A simple common differentiation for subject and object is: an observer versus a thing that is observed. In certain
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Philosophy terms referring to an observer versus the thing observed
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subject_and_object_(philosophy)
date created:
2002-04-03T08:26:40Z
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2024-08-30T21:10:40Z
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