The Irreducible Reality of the Object: Phenomenological and Speculative Theories of Equipmentality - SpringerBriefs in Philosophy 1st ed. 2020 edition

For Johns, the world is in a constant state of being utilised, not merely through humans but through objects and their relations, and not only on a macro scale but on a micro scale (described by the theories of quantum physics). The object then becomes a locus of use, yet, importantly, one that can never be reduced to relations alone.