The Concept of Object

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to determine a concept of ‘object’ which can be used in the sense of ‘the object of an activity (or project)’ so that the full range of uses of the concept of ‘project’ can be elaborated consistently and without ambiguity. Such a concept must be helpful in understanding the motivation of individuals participating in a project, the perception of a project from both inside and outside, how a project undergoes qualitative change as a result of experience, and how a project finally integrates itself into the community having changed the way that the community thinks and acts through realisation of its object.