The normativity of artefacts

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-57

  Franssen, Maarten ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artefact; Function; Instrumental reason; Normativity; Practical rationality; Use

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444447973     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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