Dewey and Design: A Pragmatist Perspective for Design Research (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783030474706)

Over the last four decades, John Dewey's pragmatist philosophy has formed an intellectual core in design research, underpinning Donald Sch's 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.

Author: Brian S. Dixon
ISBN-10: 3030474704
ISBN-13: 9783030474706
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 07/02/2020
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d