Are Texts Tools? What Are They For?

You can use a shoe to protect your foot when you walk, but you can also take it off and use it as a hammer. You can’t use it to sew, to fly to outer space, to cook pasta, or to read people’s minds. You can use it to point. You can use it to make a sculpture, or an idol. If the shoe belongs to a famous person you can make it an icon, or sell it as a reli…