Meaning of chairness | Babel Free

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The essence of what it means to be a chair; the qualities that make a chair what it is.

uncountable

Examples

“There was, according to him [an artificial monster created by a Swedish scientist], a 'goodness' that made things good, an 'evil principle' that made them bad, [...] and a 'chairness' or 'boxness' that made things chairs and boxes.”

“Similarly when we call⟳ triangularity or chairness an idea or notion or concept, we do not mean⟳ to deny⟳ that these natures are really manifested in particulars; we are only saying that their reality, like⟳ that of the particulars, presupposes a thinking subject.”

“He extended his finger and outlined the shape⟳ of the chair. "It's about forms and negative space—she's taken the chairness away from the chair and left it purely object."”

“I can identify⟳ the pattern of wood grain on my chair at Mom and Dad's kitchen table, but I don't try⟳ to sketch⟳ it in my mind⟳. For me, chairness is nonvisual; it's the feel⟳ of a seat connected to four legs and a backrest.”

“When you look⟳ at a chair, you are aware of its shape⟳ from a particular point⟳ of view⟳, but defenders of this objection insist that you are also aware of its chairness.”

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