Collective intentionality and the social status of artifactual kinds

There is a well-developed view of artifacts according to which their nature depends on the intentions of their authors or creators. However, in the modern world of artifact design and creation, typically not one but many agents are involved in the process of making an artifact. In this paper, I show...

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Main Author: David Pearce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016-01-01
Series:Design Science
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2053470116000032/type/journal_article