The Reality of Artifacts
The Reality of Artifacts

Author: Michael Chazan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-08-31

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1315439263

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Artifacts are hybrids, both natural and cultural. They are also an essential component in the process of human evolution. In recent years, a wide range of disciplines, including cognitive science, sociology, art history, and anthropology, have all grappled with the nature of artifacts, leading to the emergence of a renewed interdisciplinary focus on material culture. The Reality of Artifacts: An Archaeological Perspective develops an argument for the artifact as a status conferred by human engagement with material. On this basis, artifacts are considered first in terms of their relationship to concepts and cognitive functions, and then to the physical body and sense of self. The book builds on and incorporates the latest developments in archaeological research, particularly from the archaeology of human evolution, and integrates this wealth of new archaeological data with new research in fields such as cognitive science, haptics, and material culture studies. Making the latest research available for the general reader interested in material culture, while also providing archaeologists with new theoretical perspectives built on a synthesis of interdisciplinary research, this book is suitable for courses taught at both graduate and undergraduate students, and is broadly accessible.

The Reality of Artifacts
The Reality of Artifacts

Author: Michael Chazan

Publisher: Routledge Studies in Archaeology

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781138635777

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It is all in the mind -- Artifacts and the body -- Making space for the invisible -- Wrapping the surface, rethinking art -- The autonomy of objects -- Epilogue: towards an ecology with objects

Object Stories
Object Stories

Author: Steve Brown

Publisher: Left Coast Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1611323843

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Twenty-five archaeologists each tell an intimate story of their experience and entanglement with an evocative artifact.

Creations of the Mind
Creations of the Mind

Author: Eric Margolis

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2007-06-14

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 0199250987

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Creations of the Mind presents sixteen original essays by theorists from a wide variety of disciplines who have a shared interest in the nature of artifacts and their implications for the human mind. All the papers are written specially for this volume, and they cover a broad range of topics concerned with the metaphysics of artifacts, our concepts of artifacts and the categories that they represent, the emergence of an understanding of artifacts in infants' cognitive development, as well as the evolution of artifacts and the use of tools by non-human animals. This volume will be a fascinating resource for philosophers, cognitive scientists, and psychologists, and the starting point for future research in the study of artifacts and their role in human understanding, development, and behaviour. Contributors: John R. Searle, Richard E. Grandy, Crawford L. Elder, Amie L. Thomasson, Jerrold Levinson, Barbara C. Malt, Steven A. Sloman, Dan Sperber, Hilary Kornblith, Paul Bloom, Bradford Z. Mahon, Alfonso Caramazza, Jean M. Mandler, Deborah Kelemen, Susan Carey, Frank C. Keil, Marissa L. Greif, Rebekkah S. Kerner, James L. Gould, Marc D. Hauser, Laurie R. Santos, Steven Mithen

Archaeological Typology and Practical Reality
Archaeological Typology and Practical Reality

Author: William Y. Adams

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0521048672

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A study of the various ways in which field archaeologists set about making and using classifications to meet a variety of practical needs. The authors discuss how humans form concepts. They then describe and analyse in detail a specific example of an archaeological classification, and go on to consider the theoretical generalizations that can be derived from the study of actual in-use classifications.

Artifacts and Organizations
Artifacts and Organizations

Author: Anat Rafaeli

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2013-06-17

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1134811306

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Artifacts in organizations are ubiquitous but often overlooked. The chapters in this book illustrate that artifacts are everywhere in organizational life. They prevail in how offices are decorated, language is used, business cards are designed, and office cartoons are displayed. In addition, artifacts can be seen in the name of an organization and its employees, products, buildings, processes, and contracts, and they represent people, organizations, and professions. Artifacts and Organizations suggests that artifacts are neither superficial nor pertinent only to organizational culture. They are relevant to a rich and diverse set of organizational processes within and across multiple levels of analysis. Artifacts are shown to be integral to identity, sense-giving and sense-making processes, interpretation and negotiation, legitimacy, and branding. The book seeks to communicate that artifacts are often much more than what is currently recognized in organizational research. The four sections of this edited volume address various aspects of what is known about and known through artifacts. Together, the full set of chapters challenge the field to move beyond a narrow conceptualization and understanding of artifacts in organizations. This book leads students to embrace the full complexity and richness of artifacts. In addition, the text seeks to inspire those who focus on artifacts as symbols to delve deeper into the complexities of artifacts-in-use, for individuals, organizations, and institutions.

Architecture and Artifacts of the Pennsylvania Germans: Constructing Identity in Early America
Architecture and Artifacts of the Pennsylvania Germans: Constructing Identity in Early America

Author:

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published:

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780271047430

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How did a mid-eighteenth-century group, the so-called Pennsylvania Germans, build their cultural identity in the face of ethnic stereotyping, nostalgic ideals, and the views imposed by outside contemporaries? Numerous forces create a group's identity, including the views of outsiders, insiders, and the shaping pressure of religious beliefs, but to understand the process better, we must look to clues from material culture. Cynthia Falk explores the relationship between ethnicity and the buildings, personal belongings, and other cultural artifacts of early Pennsylvania German immigrants and their descendants. Such material culture has been the basis of stereotyping Pennsylvania Germans almost since their arrival. Falk warns us against the typical scholarly overemphasis on Pennsylvania Germans' assimilation into an English way of life. Rather, she demonstrates that more than anything, socioeconomic status and religious affiliation influenced the character of the material culture of Pennsylvania Germans. Her work also shows how early Pennsylvania Germans defined their own identities.

Body of Artifacts
Body of Artifacts

Author: Abby McCormick

Publisher: Abby McCormick

Published: 2023-09-13

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13:

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How did I get here? A regular, human guy with some skill with a Sabre, surrounded by my genie girlfriend, my best friend who's love interest is the genie who's lamp I'm trying to steal, and my father- the leader of the Order of Assassins, and his henchman. It sounds like a bad joke. Only it's life or death. In this thrilling fantasy, follow Alex as he joins forces with his father, Cornelius, leader of the enigmatic Order of Assassins, to locate a powerful genie vessel. Together with a motley crew, they venture into the world's largest museum, a labyrinth of secrets and danger. Alex faces a moral dilemma: should he free his beloved genie girlfriend Layla or fulfill his promise to liberate friends from a nefarious cult? "Body of Artifacts" blends heist, fantasy, and moral quandary, delivering action, suspense, and intricate world-building. Explore a world where magic and intrigue collide, choices have dire consequences, and the ultimate heist could reshape destinies. If you love heists, magical adventures, and moral dilemmas, don't miss this third "Rise of Jinn" installment. Join Alex and allies in their quest for freedom, justice, and the power to alter history.

Reconstructing Design, Explaining Artifacts
Reconstructing Design, Explaining Artifacts

Author: Jeroen de Ridder

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 909021903X

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Technical artifacts are both plain physical objects and objects that have been purposefully made for a purpose; they have a physical structure and a technical function. As a result, they belong equally in a purely physical conceptualization of the world, in which human intentions and goals seem to have no place, and in an intentional conceptualization, which is used to describe and understand people and their mental lives. This book explores how this observation plays out in the contexts of artifact design and explanation of how artifacts fulfill their function. It addresses the following questions: How do designing engineers get from a functional description of desired behavior to the concrete object that is the result of a design process? What do explanations of how an artifact fulfills its function look like and do they differ from explanations of natural systems?

Symbols and Artifacts
Symbols and Artifacts

Author: Pasquale Gagliardi

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 1351487299

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A selection of 18 papers from an international conference in Milan, June 1987, organized by the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. Details how corporate artifacts are invested with meaning, are related to control, and can be used as cultural indicators in research. Among the topics are office design, housing modifications, computer systems, and the space shuttle. Fairly devoid of specialist jargon.