Design, use, and the physical and intentional aspects of technical artifacts

Philosophy and Design: From Engineering to Architecture

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 21-35

  Franssen, Maarten ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77955716756     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6591-0_2     Document Type: Chapter

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