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| + | "That there is a [[object|physical object]] that can be identified as ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' or ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'' is not a view that can long survive the demand that we should pick out or point to that object." -- Richard Wollheim, ''[[Art and Its Objects]]'', p.4 | ||
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| [[Image:Five Shells on a Slab of Stone by Adriaen Coorte.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Five Shells on a Slab of Stone]]'' (1696) by [[Adriaen Coorte]]]] | [[Image:Five Shells on a Slab of Stone by Adriaen Coorte.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Five Shells on a Slab of Stone]]'' (1696) by [[Adriaen Coorte]]]] | ||
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| * [[entity|Physical entity]], something that is [[tangible]] and within the [[grasp]] of the [[senses]] | * [[entity|Physical entity]], something that is [[tangible]] and within the [[grasp]] of the [[senses]] | ||
| ==Namesakes== | ==Namesakes== | ||
| - | *''[[That Obscure Object of Desire]]'' by Luis Buñuel | + | *''[[That Obscure Object of Desire]]'', 1977, a film by Luis Buñuel |
| + | * ''[[Object to Be Destroyed]]'', 1923, a work by American artist Man Ray | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
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| + | From Latin ''ob'' (“against”) + ''[[iaciō]]'' (“throw”). | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| * [[Sex object]] | * [[Sex object]] | ||
| * [[Thing]] | * [[Thing]] | ||
| + | * [[Impossible object]] | ||
| + | * [[Concept and object]] | ||
| + | * [[Unidentified flying object]] | ||
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An object is a thing that has physical existence. It can also refer to the goal, end or purpose of something. Fetishism is the belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
Object may also refer to:
- Art object
- Cultural artifact
- Object (philosophy), a thing, being or concept
- Physical entity, something that is tangible and within the grasp of the senses
Namesakes
- That Obscure Object of Desire, 1977, a film by Luis Buñuel
- Object to Be Destroyed, 1923, a work by American artist Man Ray
Etymology
From Latin ob (“against”) + iaciō (“throw”).
See also
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