Artefact Kinds

1. Introduction: The Ontology of Technical Artefacts
Maarten Franssen, Peter Kroes, Thomas A. C. Reydon, Pieter E. Vermaas

Part I. Artefact Kinds and Metaphysics

2. How Real Are Artefacts and Artefact Kinds?
E. J. Lowe

3. Artifacts and Mind-Independence
Crawford L. Elder

4. Public Artifacts, Intentions, and Norms
Amie L. Thomasson

5. Artefact Kinds, Ontological Criteria and Forms of Mind-Dependence
Maarten Franssen, Peter Kroes

6. Artifact Kinds, Identity Criteria, and Logical Adequacy
Massimiliano Carrara, Silvia Gaio, Marzia Soavi

Part II. Artefact Kinds and New Perspectives

7. Creating Artifactual Kinds
Jesús Vega-Encabo, Diego Lawler

8. Metaphysical and Epistemological Approaches to Developing a Theory of Artifact Kinds
Thomas A. C. Reydon

9. Ethnotechnology: A Manifesto
Beth Preston

Part III. Artefact Kinds and Engineering Practice

10. On What Is Made: Instruments, Products and Natural Kinds of Artefacts
Wybo Houkes, Pieter E. Vermaas

11. Artefactual Systems, Missing Components and Replaceability
Nicola Guarino

12. Engineering Differences Between Natural, Social, and Artificial Kinds
Eric T. Kerr

Keywords: Philosophy, Philosophy of Technology, Engineering Design