16508 | Things are more unified if the unity comes from their own nature, not from external force [Aristotle] |
16117 | The hallmark of an artefact is that its active source of maintenance is external [Aristotle, by Gill,ML] |
12540 | Artificial things like watches and pistols have distinct kinds [Locke] |
12177 | Human artefacts may have essences, in their purposes [Popper] |
16514 | Artefacts are individuated by some matter having a certain function [Wiggins] |
17575 | The persistence of artifacts always covertly involves intelligent beings [Inwagen] |
13809 | One might be essentialist about the original bronze from which a statue was made [Forbes,G] |
12022 | Same parts does not ensure same artefact, if those parts could constitute a different artefact [Forbes,G] |
12025 | Artefacts have fuzzy essences [Forbes,G] |
14295 | Many artefacts have dispositional essences, which make them what they are [Mumford] |
12873 | Original parts are the best candidates for being essential to artefacts [Simons] |