Object+of+desire

  • 21object — 1 noun 1 THING (C) a solid thing, especially something that you can hold or touch: some kind of heavy blunt object 2 an object of pity/desire/contempt etc someone or something that is pitied, desired etc: Once famous, he was now a mere object of… …

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  • 22Object of the mind — An object of the mind is an object which exists in the imagination, but which, in the real world, can only be represented or modeled. Some such objects are mathematical abstractions, literary concepts, or fictional scenarios. Closely related are… …

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  • 23Desire (psychoanalysis) — In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the term desire designates the impossible relation that a subject has with objet petit a. According to French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist Jacques Lacan (1901 – 1981), desire proper (in contrast with demand) can… …

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  • 24Object Value — In industrial design, a measure of consumers immediate desire for an object, even before they know or understand what it does is called Object Value. Gassee may be nuts, but at least the BeBox has great object value. This article was originally… …

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  • 25desire — Ezekiel s wife is called the ‘desire’ (AV; ‘delight’, NRSV) of his eyes; the object of his love, who died (Ezek. 24:18). The word in Hebrew expresses strong emotion, and desire could turn to evil covetousness, as for money (1 Tim. 6:9), and to a… …

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  • 26object — n 1. thing, something, anything, it, body, particular, stuff; substantiality, materiality, individuality; phenomenon, article, device, contrivance; substance, element, solid, entity; gadget, item, Fr. quelque chose. bird in hand; creature, being …

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  • 27object libido — noun Etymology: part translation of German objekt libido : erotic desire directed toward another individual than the self compare ego libido …

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  • 28Argument from desire — The Argument from Desire is an argument for the existence of God. It is most known in recent times through the writings of C. S. Lewis, for whom it played pivotal role in his own conversion to theism and thence to Christianity. As a syllogism it… …

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  • 29Comfort object — A comfort object, transitional object, or security blanket is an item used to provide psychological comfort, especially in unusual or unique situations, or at bedtime for small children. Among toddlers, comfort objects may take the form of a… …

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  • 30Transitional object — In human childhood development, a transitional object is something, usually a physical object, which takes the place of the mother child bond. Common examples include dolls, teddy bears or blankets.Donald Woods Winnicott introduced the concepts… …

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