{"product_id":"dewey-and-design-brian-s-dixon-9783030474706","title":"Dewey and Design: A Pragmatist Perspective for Design Research","description":"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, \u003ci\u003eDewey and Design\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian S. Dixon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030474704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030474706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Brian S. Dixon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44365330579711,"sku":"9783030474706","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eedc3514-b71f-4b16-9b3b-2e3adc5c5dfe.jpg?v=1697057922","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dewey-and-design-brian-s-dixon-9783030474706","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}