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Advancements in the philosophy of design

edited byPieter E. Vermaas Stéphane Vial

Abstract

This volume presents 25 essays on the philosophy of design. With contributions originating from philosophy and design research, and from product design to architecture, it gives a rich spectrum of state of the art research and brings together studies on philosophical topics in which design plays a key role and design research to which philosophy contributes. 

Coverage zooms in on specific and more well-known design disciplines but also includes less-studied disciplines, such as graphic design, interior architecture and exhibition design. In addition, contributors take up traditional philosophical issues, such as epistemology, politics, phenomenology and philosophy of science. Some essays cover philosophical issues that emerge in design, for instance what design can do in addressing societal problems, while other essays analyze main-stream philosophical issues in which design is part of the argument, as for instance abduction and aesthetics. 

Readers will discover new research with insightful analyses of design research, design thinking and the specificity of design. Overall, this comprehensive overview of an emerging topic in philosophy will be of great interest to researchers and students.

Details | Table of Contents

Scratching the surface

"appearance" as a bridging concept between design ontology and design aesthetics

Annina Schneller

pp.33-49

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73302-9_3
Perennial prototypes

designing science exhibits with John Dewey

Kim Kullman

pp.185-199

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73302-9_9
Notes for an aesthetics of social innovation

a reading through the lenses of Jacques Rancière's philosophy

Virginia Tassinari

pp.245-261

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73302-9_12
The specificity of design research

how practice-based design knowledge can enter the great archive of science

Paolo VolontéLucia RampinoSara Colombo

pp.319-345

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73302-9_15
On testing engineering design methods

explanation, reverse Engineering, and constitutive relevance

Dingmar van Eck

pp.369-387

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73302-9_17
The black book

Emilio Ambasz's university of design

Matthew Holt

pp.523-548

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73302-9_24

Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Dordrecht

Year: 2018

Pages: 564

Series: Design Research Foundations

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-73302-9

ISBN (hardback): 978-3-319-73301-2

ISBN (digital): 978-3-319-73302-9

Full citation:

Vermaas Pieter E., Vial Stéphane (2018) Advancements in the philosophy of design. Dordrecht, Springer.