The phrase "an object of discourse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions about topics, themes, or subjects that are being talked about or analyzed in a conversation or text.
Example: "In this essay, we will explore the concept of freedom as an object of discourse in contemporary philosophy."
Alternatives: "a subject of discussion" or "a topic of conversation".
Slavery in Greek antiquity has long been an object of apologetic discourse among Christians, who are typically awarded the merit of its collapse.
For him, the true problem is the "construction of 'Islamism' as a unified, political object" of "discourse".
Despite the relative silence on this famous court case in mainstream discourse in the United States, the eloquent imprisoned journalist behind the case continues to be an object of marvel and inspiration to people of conscience around the world.
They are an important object of public discourse and media representation at the national level; however, Cluj-Napoca, with its small Roma population, has not been a major focus of Roma ethno-political activity.
Eventually, he found shelter in a lean-to adjacent to a cottage alongside a wood, where, observing the cottagers talk, he learned of the existence of language: "I discovered the names that were given to some of the most familiar objects of discourse: I learned and applied the words fire, milk, bread, and wood".
Actually, Keynes offers a weaker version (LIV*): we need only assume "finite a priori probability" that there is limitation of independent variety, and we can restrict the scope of the claim from the whole universe to "the objects of our generalization," i.e., the objects of discourse (259 60).
This study reveals that the entry into World War I in 1917 indexed the decisive transition to the modern period in American political consciousness, ushering in new objects of political discourse, a more rapid pace of change of those objects, and a fundamental reframing of the main tasks of governance.
The characteristic objects of the discourse, the numbers, are mere aids we use to make utterances about how things stand in the real world.
Just as Frege provided a diagnosis of what is wrong with the ontological argument, at least in its traditional form (see §6 of the main entry), so Russell showed how to avoid unnecessary reification of the purported objects of our discourse.
Importantly, these campaigns show that women's groups and individual women were not merely the objects of this discourse but instead were active participants in shaping and contesting the processes of women's integration into the nation-state.
