Question

Do you think materials are different from objects. Why??

Answer 1

 

Describing Objects

Materials vs. Objects

It is sometimes necessary to distinguish between materials and objects. I said before that materials are the "stuff" aspect of things. Samples and objects are the "item" aspect of things. A few examples should help to show what I mean. A pencil is an object--graphite, wood, paint, metal, and rubber are materials from which it is made. Another example is a cast iron skillet. The material is the cast iron and the object is the skillet. Saying that it is round, ten inches across, and has a handle describes the skillet but not the cast iron. The size and dimensions are sometimes called extrinsive properties. On the other hand, to say that it is solid, dense, hard, dark gray, opaque, and attracted to a magnet describes the cast iron, the material out of which the skillet is made. These are often called intrinsic properties. Quite often it is very easy to make such distinctions, but sometimes it gets a bit cloudy. For example the word "cork" can be used to identify an object and also to identify a material.



   

 

Answer 2

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