The Mess We Make: On the Metaphysics of Artifact Kinds
Erkenntnis, cilt.90, sa.5, ss.2003-2019, 2025 (AHCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 90 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10670-024-00789-5
- Dergi Adı: Erkenntnis
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, MathSciNet, Philosopher's Index, zbMATH
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2003-2019
- Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
According to natural kind essentialism, there are certain properties essential to natural kinds. A similar view, artifact kind essentialism, is commonly held for artifactual kinds. According to artifact kind essentialism, artifactual kinds have essential properties that determine their conditions of membership. In this paper, I explore and defend the possibility of a nonessentialist alternative for artifactual kind membership.