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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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