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The Philosophy of Design 1st Edition, Kindle Edition
The Philosophy of Design is an introduction to the fundamental philosophical issues raised by the contemporary practice of design. The first book to systematically examine design from the perspective of contemporary philosophy, it offers a broad perspective, ranging across key philosophical areas such as aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics and ethics.
The first part of the book explores central issues about the nature of design and its products, and the rationality of design methods. A central theme is that Modernist ideas, such as those offered by Loos and Gropius, provide important responses to these philosophical issues. In the second part of the book, these Modernist ideas serve as touchstones in the exploration of key issues for design, including: the place of aesthetics in design; design�s relation to personal expression; the meaning of function; and design�s relation to consumerism. The social responsibility of designers, and the impact of design practice on ethical reasoning are also discussed.
Written in an accessible style, The Philosophy of Design presents a new perspective on design and a provocative reassessment of the Modernist legacy. It will engage students and designers with current philosophical debates, helping them to bring into clearer focus the meaning of contemporary design, and its unique challenges and possibilities.
- ISBN-13978-0745663883
- Edition1st
- PublisherPolity
- Publication dateNovember 18, 2015
- LanguageEnglish
- File size756 KB
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"With The Philosophy of Design, Glenn Parsons constructs an elegant bridge between two major islands in the archipelago of human thought: philosophy and design. Bringing existing work �together into a systematic treatment�, Parsons cogently presents the philosophy of design as a load-bearing structure. Through original philosophical explorations of design, including a bold rethinking of design history, he also demonstrates its capacity for carrying traffic."
Per Galle, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design
Oxford Journal
About the Author
Glenn Parsons is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ryerson University
Product details
- ASIN : B0188340QK
- Publisher : Polity; 1st edition (November 18, 2015)
- Publication date : November 18, 2015
- Language : English
- File size : 756 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 176 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,411,620 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #719 in Aesthetics (Kindle Store)
- #1,116 in Epistemology (Kindle Store)
- #2,996 in Philosophy Aesthetics
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I actually enjoyed the Modernist perspective of this book and found it inspiring precisely because I disagree with so much of it. The ideas are sharply and clearly presented, and it stimulated me to develop my own objections and counterarguments.
If the book has any serious fault it is the inadequate attention it gives to human-centered design, which has been one of the most fertile areas of design practice in the last couple of decades -- and a goldmine of fresh philosophical problems.