Mass Production

In Javier Cumpa & Bill Brewer (eds.), The Nature of Ordinary Objects. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 198-222 (2018)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

I argue that mass produced artifacts are ontologically distinctive. If we think of the making of an artifact as the imposition of a creative intention on to some matter, usually through intentional manipulation of the matter, then in the case of mass production, one could say that there is not enough mind to go around! Batches of mass produced objects will have a distinctive essence, lying in the creative act by which they are made, but within a batch, the objects will be distinct from each other, but not essentially distinct.

Author's Profile

Simon Evnine
University of Miami

Analytics

Added to PP
2020-11-28

Downloads
222 (#61,588)

6 months
72 (#52,927)

Historical graph of downloads since first upload
This graph includes both downloads from PhilArchive and clicks on external links on PhilPapers.
How can I increase my downloads?