Philosophy of design
Philosophy of design is the study of definitions of design, and the assumptions, foundations, and implications of
philosophers of aesthetics (i.e., aestheticians), several prominent designers and artists have contributed to the field. For an introduction to the philosophy of design see the article by Per Galle[1]
at the Royal Danish Academy.
Notable philosophers and theorists
Philosophers of design, or philosophers relevant to the philosophical study of design:
- Roland Barthes
- Anne Balsamo[2]
- Jean Baudrillard
- Albert Borgmann
- Richard Buchanan
- Clive Dilnot[3]
- Johanna Drucker[4]
- Umberto Eco
- Vilem Flusser[5]
- Jane Forsey
- Tony Fry[6]
- Bruno Latour[7]
- Marshall McLuhan
- Per Mollerup[8]
- Victor Papanek
- Glenn Parsons
- Martin Heidegger
- Bernard Stiegler
- Peter-Paul Verbeek[9]
References
- ^ Galle, Per (18 February 2015). "Philosophy of Design". KADK. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ISBN 978-0822344452.
- .
- ISBN 978-0-674-72493-8.
- ISBN 9781861890559.
- ^ Fry, Tony (September 2020). Defuturing: A New Design Philosophy. Radical Thinkers in Design. London, England: Bloomsbury Visual Arts.
- ^ Latour, Bruno (2009). "A Cautious Prometheus? A Few Steps Toward a Philosophy of Design (With Special Attention to Peter Sloterdijk)". In Fiona Hackne, Jonathn Glynne; Minto, Viv (eds.). Proceedings of the 2008 Annual International Conference of the Design History Society -- Falmouth, 3-6 September 2009 (PDF). Universal Publishers. pp. 2–10.
- ^ Mollerup, Per (2019). Pretense Design: Surface over Substance. MIT Press.
- ISBN 0271025395.