Design, Philosophy and Making Things Happen
1st Edition
Published on 3. February 2023
206 pages
978-1-000-83050-7 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing from the work of Dewey, Wittgenstein and Heidegger, this book aims to relate a series of philosophic insights to the practice of engaging in design research for change.
These insights are explored and presented as a set of potential strategies for grounding transformative design research within an intellectual context which both embraces and celebrates experience, process and uncertainty. Chapter by chapter, through theory, practical examples and case studies, an accessible narrative opens up around the coupled themes of existence and experience, language and meaning and knowing and truth. The outcome is a rich and detailed perspective on the ways in which philosophy may afford design research for change a means to both explain, as well as understand, not only what it is and what it does, but also what it could be.
The book will be of interest to scholars working in design studies, design theory and design research.
These insights are explored and presented as a set of potential strategies for grounding transformative design research within an intellectual context which both embraces and celebrates experience, process and uncertainty. Chapter by chapter, through theory, practical examples and case studies, an accessible narrative opens up around the coupled themes of existence and experience, language and meaning and knowing and truth. The outcome is a rich and detailed perspective on the ways in which philosophy may afford design research for change a means to both explain, as well as understand, not only what it is and what it does, but also what it could be.
The book will be of interest to scholars working in design studies, design theory and design research.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
7 Halftones, black and white; 7 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-000-83050-7 (9781000830507)
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Person
Brian S. Dixon is Head of Belfast School of Art, Ulster University, Belfast.
Content
Prologue: The Entwining of Design and Dynamic Knowledge Production Introduction: Design Research, Philosophy and Some Radical Philosophers 1. Positioning: Working with Context in Experience 2. Processing: Making a World Together through Meaningful Inquiry 3. Producing: Knowing Value Conclusion - Understanding the Boundaries, A Justificatory Narrative and What Next?
