Dewey and design : a pragmatist perspective for design research / Brian S. Dixon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dixon, Brian S. (Brian Samuel), author.

Series:

Design Research Foundations 2366-4622

Design research foundations, 2366-4622

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Design.

Design--Research.

Pragmatism.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Dewey, John, 1859-1952.

Dewey, John.

Physical Description:

xi, 200, 4 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature Switzerland, [2020].

Summary:

"Over the last four decades, John Dewey's pragmatist philosophy has formed an intellectual core in design research, underpinning Donald Schöns theory of reflective practice, the experiential perspective in HCI and the democratic commitments of participatory design. Taking these existing connections as a starting point, Brian Dixon explores how deeper alignments may be drawn between Dewey's insights and contemporary design research's concern with practice, meaning and collaboration. Chapter by chapter, a fresh intellectual approach is revealed, one which recognises the transformative power of doing, making and knowing as a force for positive change in the world. We see that, for Dewey, experience comes first. It connects us to surrounding world and the society of which we are part; good things can happen and new realities are possible--we just have to work for them. The implications for design research are vast. We are offered a new way of understanding designerly knowledge production, as well as the methodological implications of adopting Deweyan pragmatism in design research. Taken as a whole, 'Dewey and Design' not only draws out the value of Dewey's work for design research but also, crucially, offers a clear articulation of the value of design itself."--Back cover.

Contents:

(from table of contents) Preface

Design, pragmatism and Dewey

Experiencing as doing and undergoing

Knowing in making

Making things meaningful

Making things better

Making as valuation

Deweys pragmatism as a philosophy for practice in design research practice.

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Design, Pragmatism and Dewey

Chapter 2. Valuing Experience

Chapter 3. Knowing in Making

Chapter 4. Making Things Meaningful

Chapter 5. Making Things Better

Chapter 6. Making as Remaking

Chapter 7. Deweys Pragmatism as a Philosophy for Design Research

References

Index.

Notes:

Each chapter begins with "Abstract", in English.

ISBN:

9783030474706

3030474704

OCLC:

1148865700