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Philosophy of design: a meta-theoretical structure for design theory

✍ Scribed by Terence Love

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
90 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0142-694X

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✦ Synopsis

his paper is a contribution to the study of Philosophy of Design. In it, a critical overview is taken of the structure and dynamic of design theory. This overview leads to a method to assist with the critical analysis of design theories and their associated concepts. If we consider 'design theory' as an artefact to be designed, this paper's role is in the part of the design process often called 'problem analysis'. Underpinning what is presented in this paper is an assumption that the act of designing by human agents is central to the academic study of design. This theoretical standpoint, that what is described as design always implicates humans, together with the understanding that any theories, theorising or theory interpretation has meaning only in a human context, is the basis for the analyses presented below.

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