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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 1. Fallacy

14603	'Reification' occurs if we mistake a concept for a thing [Schaffer,J]
	Full Idea: 'Reification' occurs when a mere concept is mistaken for a thing. We seem generally prone to this sort of error.
	From: Jonathan Schaffer (Causation and Laws of Nature [2008], 3.1)
	A reaction: Personally I think we should face up to the fact that this is the only way we can think about generalised or abstract entities, and stop thinking of it as an 'error'. We have evolved to think well about objects, so we translate everything that way.