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Artefact Kinds: Ontology and the Human-Made World

Artefact Kinds: Ontology and the Human-Made World

Hardcover

Series: Synthese Library, Book 365

PhilosophyTechnology & EngineeringHistory & Philosophy of Science

ISBN10: 3319008005
ISBN13: 9783319008004
Publisher: Springer
Published: Oct 17 2013
Pages: 225
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Chapter 1. Introduction: The Ontology of Technical Artefacts; Maarten Franssen, Peter Kroes, Thomas A. C. Reydon and Pieter E. Vermaas.- Part I: Artefact Kinds and Metaphysics.- Chapter 2. How Real are Artefacts and Artefact Kinds?; E. J. Lowe.- Chapter 3. Artifacts and Mind-Independence; Crawford L. Elder.- Chapter 4. Public Artifacts, Intentions, and Norms; Amie L. Thomasson.- Chapter 5. Artefact Kinds, Ontological Criteria and Forms of Mind-Dependence; Maarten Franssen and Peter Kroes.- Chapter 6. Artifact Kinds, Identity Criteria and Logical Adequacy; Massimiliano Carrara, Silvia Gaio and Marzia Soavi.- Part II: Artefact Kinds and New Perspectives.- Chapter 7. Creating Artifactual Kinds; Jesús Vega-Encabo and Diego Lawler.- Chapter 8. Metaphysical and Epistemological Approaches to Developing a Theory of Artifact Kinds; Thomas A. C. Reydon.- Chapter 9. Ethnotechnology: A Manifesto; Beth Preston.- Part III: Artefact Kinds and Engineering Practice.- Chapter 10. On What is Made: Instruments, Products and Natural Kinds of Artefacts; Wybo Houkes and Pieter E. Vermaas.- Chapter 11. Artefactual Systems, Missing Components and Replaceability; Nicola Guarino.- Chapter 12. Engineering Differences Between Natural, Social and Artificial Kinds; Eric T. Kerr.​

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