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A Place for Artifacts
Dozzi, Manuele
2021
Abstract
In this paper, I show how it is possible to allow for the existence of artifacts within a neo-Aristotelian conceptual framework. In order to do this, I show the main features of the mainstream Quinean approach to ontology, I then expose the main features of the neo-Aristotelian metaphysics and introduce some key notions such as sortal concepts and criteria of identity, and finally, I propose a criterion of identity for artifacts based on Evnine’s doctrine of amorphism. I also propose a solution to a possible objection to amorphism.
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EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
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Manuele Dozzi, "A Place for Artifacts", in "Esercizi Filosofici 16, 2021, pp. 91-108
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en
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internazionale
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