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Glenn Parsons - The Philosophy of Design - 9780745663883 - V9780745663883
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The Philosophy of Design

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Description for The Philosophy of Design Hardcover. * Engages design students with the philosophical and ethical underpinnings of their discipline * Written in a clear accessible way suitable for the non-specialist * Builds a strong case for the reassessment of Modernist design ethics * Suitable for students of design, philosophy, ethics, modernism and related subjects. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.

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 ... Read more

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.

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Product Details

Publisher
Polity
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
542g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745663883
SKU
V9780745663883
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Glenn Parsons
Glenn Parsons is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ryerson University

Reviews for The Philosophy of Design
"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 ... Read more

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