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'''Social artifact''' is any product of
individuals
or
groups (
[[
social being
]]
s)
or of their [[
social
behavior]].
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'''Social artifact''' is any product of
[[individual]]s
or [[
groups
]] or of their
social
[[behavior]].
Artifacts are the objects or products designed and used by people to meet re-occurring needs or to solve problems.
Artifacts are the objects or products designed and used by people to meet re-occurring needs or to solve problems.
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An example of a common social artifact is a [[
document
]]
.
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An example of a common social artifact is a
document.
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The philosopher
[[
Marx W. Wartofsky
]]
distinguished several types of artifacts:
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The philosopher Marx W. Wartofsky distinguished several types of artifacts:
- primary artifacts, which are used in production (e.g., a hammer, a fork, a lamp, a camera, etc.)
- primary artifacts, which are used in production (e.g., a hammer, a fork, a lamp, a camera, etc.)
- secondary artifacts, which are representations of primary artifacts (e.g., a user manual for a camera)
- secondary artifacts, which are representations of primary artifacts (e.g., a user manual for a camera)
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