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Subject and object (philosophy)

In philosophy, a subject is a being that exercises agency, undergoes conscious experiences, such as seeing and hearing, and is situated in relation to other things that exist outside itself; thus, a subject is any individual, person, or observer. Also in philosophy, an object is any of the things observed or experienced by a subject, physical objects…

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Subject and object (philosophy)

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chairsinstance ofphysical objects0.80text
cloudsinstance ofphysical objects0.80text
and the Mooninstance ofphysical objects0.80text
and may even include other beingsinstance ofphysical objects0.80text
structural Marxist Louis Althusserinstance ofand demand in the Symbolic or the Name of the Father.Thinkers0.80text
poststructuralist Michel Foucault theorize the subject as a social constructioninstance ofand demand in the Symbolic or the Name of the Father.Thinkers0.80text
the so-calledinstance ofand demand in the Symbolic or the Name of the Father.Thinkers0.80text

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