machinism
- noun
- /məˈʃinɪzəm/
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mecanización
- Many critics believe that the rise of machinism has fundamentally changed the nature of labor in modern society.
Examples
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For although the film does not explicitly or systematically offer the machine as a blueprint for transforming society, it nevertheless does make a more substantial gesture toward one component of the transformation of society envisaged by machinism, namely, the mechanization of human beings.
Academic text (2002) -
Thus, Ballet Mécanique can be loosely tied to machinism because of the seeming centrality of the machine in it, as well as the centrality of the machine in the paintings preceding it.
Academic text (2002) -
It concerns the film's relation to the "machine aesthetic" or "machinism" of the 1920s, associated mainly with Le Corbusier and Ozenfant in France, but also found elsewhere among the avant-garde in Europe, particularly in the Soviet Union.
Academic text (2002) -
Here Anders identifies an element critical to Marinetti's machinism (though not to Vertov's, whose films don't shy away from representations of female bodies and births): the hatred of reproduction.
Academic text (2016) -
Advocates of machinism argue that machines are essential for maximizing efficiency in industrial production.
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The philosophy of machinism emphasizes the importance of technology in shaping human experiences and relationships.
Synonyms
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4.4
Using machines to do work people or animals used to do
Antonyms
How Mechanized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Machinism comes from machine and the ending -ism, where -ism shows a 'system' or strong focus. Think of it as 'machine-centred' — the wide use of machines or the belief that machines are central to industry and society, which is why the word refers to the importance of machines in modern life.