The problem of creation and abstract artifacts.
Abstract artifacts such as musical works and fictional entities are human creations; they are intentional products of our actions and activities. One line of argument against abstract artifacts is that abstract objects are not the kind of objects that can be created. This is so, it is argued, becaus...
| Published in: | Synthese Vol. 198; no. 10; pp. 9695 - 9709 |
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Oct2021
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