https://revistas.usal.es/cinco/index.php/artefactos/gateway/plugin/AnnouncementFeedGatewayPlugin/atom Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Announcements 2025-06-24T19:53:44+02:00 Open Journal Systems <p><span style="color: #920d0d; font-size: 18px;">Second Stage</span></p> <p><em>Artefactos</em> is a diamond open access, continuously published electronic scientific journal, managed by the <a href="https://institutoecyt.usal.es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Institute for Science and Technology Studies at the University of Salamanca</a> (Spain) and published by<a href="https://eusal.es/eusal" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca</a>. Its aim is to provide a platform for the philosophical analysis of both established and, especially, <strong>emerging</strong> issues within Science and Technology Studies. The latter include the following thematic areas:</p> <ul> <li>General Philosophy of Science</li> <li>Philosophy of Technology</li> <li>Philosophy of the Life Sciences and Medicine</li> <li>Philosophy of the Social Sciences</li> </ul> https://revistas.usal.es/cinco/index.php/artefactos/announcement/view/104 Philosophy of Artifacts 2025-06-24T19:53:44+02:00 Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology <p>Since its origins, the concept of “artifact” has been associated with functionalist considerations. In other words, its definition and characterization have been closely associated with their function within a given context. This approach, derived from the Aristotelian notion of techne, was challenged during the 20th century with the rise of analytic philosophy. Many authors highlighted the need to attend to the social and ethical dimensions of artifactuality, as well as the agency that artifacts themselves have in shaping meaningful scientific and technological practices.</p> <p>The broad contours of the concept of artifact have conferred it a significant role in various philosophical disciplines. The ontological status of artifactuality has been debated -- for example, whether artifacts have an independent existence or are mere human constructs. We also find important discussions in epistemology and philosophy of science, such as the role of artifactuality in the production of scientific knowledge or the access that agents have to different epistemic artifacts (e.g., instruments, databases, models, among others). Likewise, the philosophy of technology has granted a fundamental role to this concept: technology has been defined in relation to the notion of artifact, and the axiological, ethical, and political implications of technological artifacts have been emphasized. Currently, the development of certain technologies, such as AI systems, and the emergence of new philosophical movements, such as social epistemology, are raising intriguing disciplinary intersections and novel perspectives on the phenomenon of artifactuality.</p> <p><em>Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology</em> invites submissions for a special issue on “Philosophy of Artifacts”. Possible topics for manuscripts include (but are not limited to):</p> <ol> <li>Ontology of artifacts</li> <li>Epistemology of artifacts</li> <li>Axiology, ethics, and politics of artifacts</li> <li>Aesthetics and artifactuality</li> <li>Artifacts and traditional definitions of technology</li> <li>Artifactuality and living systems</li> <li>Artifactuality and AI</li> <li>Artifactuality and social epistemologies</li> </ol> <p>The deadline for submitting contributions is <strong>February 1<sup>st</sup>, 2026</strong>. The maximum word length is 10,000 words per manuscript, including references.</p> <p>Please consult the website (<a href="https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/artefactos/index">https://revistas.usal.es//index.php/artefactos/index</a>) for the Author Guidelines.</p> <p>For further information, please do not hesitate to contact the journal editors: <a href="https://revistas.usal.es/cinco/index.php/artefactos/about/editorialTeam">https://revistas.usal.es/cinco/index.php/artefactos/about/editorialTeam</a></p> <p>Submissions must be made through the journal's OJS platform: <a href="https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/artefactos/about/submissions#authorGuidelines">https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/artefactos/about/submissions#authorGuidelines</a></p> <p><em>Artefactos</em> is an open-access, diamond digital journal with ongoing publication. It is managed by the <a href="https://institutoecyt.usal.es/">University Institute for Science and Technology Studies (ECYT)</a> at the University of Salamanca (Spain) and published by <a href="https://eusal.es/eusal">Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca</a>. Its primary aim is to provide a rigorous and critical platform for the philosophical analysis of both established and, most importantly, emerging issues in Science and Technology Studies. </p> 2025-06-24T19:53:44+02:00