Advancements in the Philosophy of Design

Front Matter ....Pages i-vii
 Towards a Philosophy of Design  (Pieter E. Vermaas, Stéphane Vial)....Pages 1-12
Front Matter ....Pages 13-13
 A Philosophical Approach for Distinguishing “Green Design” from Environmental Art  (Sue Spaid)....Pages 15-32
 Scratching the Surface: “Appearance” as a Bridging Concept between Design Ontology and Design Aesthetics  (Annina Schneller)....Pages 33-49
 The Varieties of Good Design  (Salu Ylirisku, Mattias Arvola)....Pages 51-70
 Collisions, Design and the Swerve  (Jamie Brassett, John O’Reilly)....Pages 71-98
Front Matter ....Pages 99-99
 Arational Design  (Thomas Wendt)....Pages 101-120
 A Case for Graphic Design Thinking  (Katherine Gillieson, Stephan Garneau)....Pages 121-151
 The Role of Abduction in Production of New Ideas in Design  (Lauri Koskela, Sami Paavola, Ehud Kroll)....Pages 153-183
 Perennial Prototypes: Designing Science Exhibits with John Dewey  (Kim Kullman)....Pages 185-199
 Sketch Representation and Design as Generative Transformation  (James Andrew Self, Gabriela Goldschmidt)....Pages 201-218
 Models in Engineering Design: Generative and Epistemic Function of Product Models  (Claudia Eckert, Rafaela Hillerbrand)....Pages 219-242
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 Notes for an Aesthetics of Social Innovation: A Reading Through the Lenses of Jacques Rancière’s Philosophy  (Virginia Tassinari)....Pages 245-261
 Conceptualizing Aesthetics in Design: A Phenomenological Framework  (Mads Nygaard Folkmann)....Pages 263-283
 Phenomenology in Spatial Design Disciplines: Could it Offer a Bridge to Sustainability?  (Emina Kristina Petrović, Bruno Marques, Natasha Perkins, Guy Marriage)....Pages 285-316
Front Matter ....Pages 317-317
 The Specificity of Design Research: How Practice-Based Design Knowledge Can Enter the Great Archive of Science  (Paolo Volonté, Lucia Rampino, Sara Colombo)....Pages 319-345
 Design Research as a Meta-discipline  (Anne Caplan)....Pages 347-367
 On Testing Engineering Design Methods: Explanation, Reverse Engineering, and Constitutive Relevance  (Dingmar van Eck)....Pages 369-387
 Research in Interior Architecture: Interdisciplinary Viewpoints and Research Approaches  (Ann Petermans, Jan Vanrie, Kris Pint)....Pages 389-414
 The Philosophical Underpinnings of Design Theory  (Anne-Françoise Schmid)....Pages 415-430
Front Matter ....Pages 431-431
 Effects of Design and Sustainable Design of Technical Artefacts  (Karina Vissonova)....Pages 433-451
 Ecological Design as an Ecology of Love: Epistemological and Ethical Implications  (Gonzalo Salazar, Seaton Baxter)....Pages 453-472
 Scales of Design: Ecodesign and the Anthropocene  (Victor Petit, Bertrand Guillaume)....Pages 473-494
Front Matter ....Pages 495-495
 Governmentality, Technologies, & Truth Effects in Communication Design  (Katherine Hepworth)....Pages 497-521
 The Black Book: Emilio Ambasz’s University of Design  (Matthew Holt)....Pages 523-548
 The Design of Nothing: A Working Philosophy  (Paul A. Rodgers, Craig Bremner)....Pages 549-564