Артефактите – Създаване и онтологичен статус
Artifacts: Their Creation and Ontological Status

Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt at philosophical analysis of artifacts as anthropogenetic abiotic functional and symbolic structures. I apply the concept of human form (nature) as a global real coordinate system for explaining artifacts, and the concept of anthropological constants. I argue that artifacts are created in processes of selection and transformation in the life cycles of cultures. I analyze the virtual reproduction of artifacts in archaeology. I present an ontological scheme of artifacts and some schemas of reconstruction.

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