Artifactuality
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The quality of being artifactual. countable, uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From artifactual + -ity.
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