In philosophy, a biofact is a hybrid between an artefact and a living being. In philosophy, sociology and the arts, a biofact is a hybrid between an artifact and living being, or between concepts of nature and technology. It was introduced as a neologism in 2001 by the German philosopher Nicole C. Karafyllis and fuses the words artifact and bios. The word biofact first appeared in a German article (entitled 'Biofakt und Artefakt') in 1943, written by the Austrian protozoologist Bruno M. Klein.

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  • In philosophy, a biofact is a hybrid between an artefact and a living being. In philosophy, sociology and the arts, a biofact is a hybrid between an artifact and living being, or between concepts of nature and technology. It was introduced as a neologism in 2001 by the German philosopher Nicole C. Karafyllis and fuses the words artifact and bios. The word biofact first appeared in a German article (entitled 'Biofakt und Artefakt') in 1943, written by the Austrian protozoologist Bruno M. Klein. Addressing both microscopy and philosophy, Klein named a biofact something that is a visible dead product emerging from a living being while this being is still alive (e.g. a shell).
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  • In philosophy, a biofact is a hybrid between an artefact and a living being. In philosophy, sociology and the arts, a biofact is a hybrid between an artifact and living being, or between concepts of nature and technology. It was introduced as a neologism in 2001 by the German philosopher Nicole C. Karafyllis and fuses the words artifact and bios. The word biofact first appeared in a German article (entitled 'Biofakt und Artefakt') in 1943, written by the Austrian protozoologist Bruno M. Klein.
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  • Biofact (philosophy)
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