Function and use of technical artefacts: Social conditions of function ascription

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-36

  Scheele, Marcel ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Action; Artefact; Collective intentionality; Evaluative judgement; Function

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444436756     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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