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Bubba_Switzler
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Objectification is often treated as synonomous with dehumanization. This term in it’s negative denotation was originally put forward by Immanual Kant but has become a staple of Church teaching, particularly with respect to sexuality but also often in the realm of economics.
I’ve always found this locution peculiar but never bothered to argue the matter until I heard a discussion on Catholic Radio the other day.
The subject was instrumentality and the concept, in this case, was regarded entirely positively. The most obvious positive example is for one to become an instrument of God’s will. God uses people as instruments of his will without, one would presume, dehumanizing them in the process.
It is unclear to me what distinguishes instrumentality from objectification.
I’ve always found this locution peculiar but never bothered to argue the matter until I heard a discussion on Catholic Radio the other day.
The subject was instrumentality and the concept, in this case, was regarded entirely positively. The most obvious positive example is for one to become an instrument of God’s will. God uses people as instruments of his will without, one would presume, dehumanizing them in the process.
It is unclear to me what distinguishes instrumentality from objectification.