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008			120803s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9780415623087 _qalk. paper
020			_a0415623081 _qalk. paper
020			_a9780203069844 _qalk. paper
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035			_a(OCoLC)776535241
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050	0	4	_aGN406 _b.P74 2013
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100	1		_aPreston, Beth
245	1	2	_aA philosophy of material culture : _baction, function, and mind / _cby Beth Preston
250			_a1st ed
264		1	_aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c[2013]
264		4	_c©2013
300			_axii, 251 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aRoutledge studies in contemporary philosophy ; _v48
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 239-248) and index
505	0	0	_t-- Part 1: Action in Material Culture. The Centralized Control Model ; Taking Improvisation Seriously ; Coming to Terms with Collaboration ; How to Improvise. _t-- Part 2: Function in Material Culture. Proper Function and System Function ; The Use and Abuse of Intention ; Reproduction and Innovation. _t-- Conclusion
520			_a"This book focuses on material culture as a subject of philosophical inquiry and promotes the philosophical study of material culture by articulating some of the central and difficult issues raised by this topic and providing innovative solutions to them, most notably an account of improvised action and a non-intentionalist account of function in material culture. Preston argues that material culture essentially involves activities of production and use; she therefore adopts an action-theoretic foundation for a philosophy of material culture. Part 1 illustrates this foundation through a critique, revision, and extension of existing philosophical theories of action. Part 2 investigates a salient feature of material culture itself--its functionality. A basic account of function in material culture is constructed by revising and extending existing theories of biological function to fit the cultural case. Here the adjustments are for the most part necessitated by special features of function in material culture. These two parts of the project are held together by a trio of overarching themes: the relationship between individual and society, the problem of centralized control, and creativity."--Publisher's website
650		0	_aMaterial culture _xPhilosophy
830		0	_9108590 _aRoutledge studies in contemporary philosophy ; _v48
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