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Koslicki, Kathrin

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Koslicki, Kathrin
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Professeure ordinaire de philosophie théorique
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kathrin.koslicki@unine.ch
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https://libra.unine.ch/handle/123456789/1293
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  • Publication
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    The Interconnection Between Artifacts and Realizables Entities
    (2024)
    Fumiaki Toyoshima
    ;
    Adrien Barton
    ;
    Koslicki, Kathrin 
    ;
    Massin, Olivier 
    Artifacts remain nebulous entities, notwithstanding their relevance to various domains such as engineering, art and archeology. In this paper we investigate the interconnection between artifacts and realizable entities, as illustrated by dispositions, functions, and roles within the framework of the upper ontology Basic Formal Ontology (BFO). More concretely, we propose the notions of canonical artifact (something that is intentionally produced for some purpose) and usefact (something that is intended to be used for some non-original purpose) which can correspond to various usages of the term “artifact”. We also characterize them in terms of intentional realizable entities and novel realizable entities: material canonical artifacts and material usefacts can be analyzed in terms of novel intentional realizable entities and a special kind of non-novel intentional realizable entities, respectively.
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    Accès libre
    Artifactual Functions: A Dual, Realizable-Based View
    (2024)
    Fumiaki Toyoshima
    ;
    Adrien Barton
    ;
    Koslicki, Kathrin 
    In this paper we provide an ontological analysis of so-called “artifactual functions” by deploying a realizable-centered approach to artifacts which we have recently developed within the framework of the upper ontology Basic Formal Ontology (BFO). We argue that, insofar as material artifacts are concerned, the term “artifactual function” can refer to at least two kinds of realizable entities: novel intentional dispositions and usefactual realized entities. They inhere, respectively, in what we previously called “canonical artifacts” and “usefacts”. We show how this approach can help to clarify functions in BFO, whose current elucidation includes reference to the term “artifact”. In our framework, having an artifactual function implies being an artifact, but not vice versa; in other words, there are artifacts that lack an artifactual function.