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'''Social artifact''' is any product of individuals or groups ([[social being]]s) or of their [[social behavior]].

'''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.

An example of a common social artifact is a [[document]].

An example of a common social artifact is a document.

 

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)