%0 Journal Article
%T Artefactos t¨¦cnicos: £¿Cu¨¢l es el enfoque m¨¢s adecuado?
%A Monterroza R¨ªos
%A ¨¢lvaro David
%J Estudios de Filosof¨ªa
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X the paper describes the strengths and weaknesses of the three dominant approaches in the ontological theories of technical artifacts, which are the approaches: (1) functional, (2) intentional and (3) dual. i will show it is not appropriate to focus solely on "functions" or "intentions" to formulate a general theory of artifacts. the dual approach should not miss out on material and structural elements, but must also be consistent with symbolic elements and context in which humans live.
%K technical artifacts
%K philosophy of technology
%K dual approach
%K dual nature of technical artifacts.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0121-36282011000200010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en