Artifacts in Metaphysics

Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 191-212

  Thomasson, Amie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-51667-1.50012-4     Document Type: Chapter

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