Actions versus functions: A plea for an alternative metaphysics of artifacts

Monist

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-71

  Houkes, Wybo ^a   Vermaas, Pieter ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 32444437434     PISSN: 00269662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/monist20048712     Document Type: Article

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