ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Artifactuality

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Artifactuality is a noun meaning (philosophy) The quality of being artifactual.

Meaning

(philosophy) The quality of being artifactual.

Example Sentences

1969, Marcia M. Eaton, “Art, Artifact, and Intentions”. American Philosophical Quarterly, 6, p. 165. These philosophers argue that the fact that someone might point to a piece of driftwood and say, “There is a work of art,” and further say, “That is not an artifact,” proves that artifactuality is not a necessary condition of a thing’s being a work of art.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include artefactuality, artisanality, artisticness, artificialness, artiness, artificiality.

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