Creations of the Mind Theories of Artifacts and Their Representation
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loginCreations of the Mindpresents sixteen original essays by theorists from a widevariety of disciplines who have a shared interest in the nature of artifacts and theirimplications for the human mind. All the papers are written specially for thisvolume, and they cover a broad range of topics concerned with the metaphysicsof artifacts, our concepts of artifacts and the categories that they represent, theemergence of an understanding of artifacts in infants’ cognitive development, aswell as the evolution of artifacts and the use of tools by non-human animals. Thisvolume will be a fascinating resource for philosophers, cognitive scientists, andpsychologists, and the starting point for future research in the study of artifactsand their role in human understanding, development, and behaviour.
