English Dictionary

thing theory

名詞

不可算名詞

A branch of critical theory that focuses on human–object interactions in literature and culture, borrowing from Heidegger's distinction between objects and things, which posits that an object becomes a thing when it can no longer serve its common function.

日本語の意味

『もの』理論：文学や文化において、人間と物との相互作用に焦点を当てた批評理論の一分野。ハイデガーの「物」と「もの」の区別に着想を得ており、物がその通常の機能を失うと「もの」として意味づけられるという視点を持つ。

In her seminar, she introduced thing theory as a framework for analyzing how objects become charged with cultural meaning when they stop serving their ordinary functions.

彼女はゼミで、人間と物の相互作用に注目する批評理論の一分野を、物が通常の機能を果たせなくなったときに文化的な意味を帯びる仕組みを分析するための枠組みとして紹介した。

意味（1）

A branch of critical theory that focuses on human–object interactions in literature and culture, borrowing from Heidegger's distinction between objects and things, which posits that an object becomes a thing when it can no longer serve its common function.