Philosophy through Design

Rethinking Design Practice for a Changing World

Brian Dixon (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

264 Seiten

2026
Bloomsbury Visual Arts (Verlag)
9781350423398 (ISBN)

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This book proposes a novel and foundational approach to understanding how contemporary design practice and philosophy relate, with examples that explore technology, society and ecology.

Philosophy through Design proposes a new approach to design practice grounded in a philosophical reflection in and on action, with alignments being drawn to the democratic pragmatism of John Dewey and Jane Addams as well as key contemporary philosophic perspectives. Throughout, Dixon stresses the need for designers to engage critically, ethically and reflectively as they seek to meet the complex challenges of the 21st century. The key argument is that design practice can itself become a mode of philosophical inquiry, supporting designers’ efforts to experiment, reflect and act responsibly and make and remake the ever-evolving future as potential ‘designer philosophers’.

Brian Dixon, a practicing designer researcher, is Head of Belfast School of Art at Ulster University, UK. His previous books include Dewey and Design (2020) and Philosophy and Making Things Happen (2023).

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Preface

Introduction: From Philosophy in Design to Philosophy through Design

1. Connecting Design and Philosophy through Dewey and Addams
2. The Technological Horizon: Digital Ontologizing
3. The Social Horizon: Association in Experience
4. The Ecological Horizon: Connecting Everything
5. Philosophy through Design: A Starting Point

References
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.2.2026
Reihe/Serie	Designing in Dark Times
Zusatzinfo	4 bw images
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
ISBN-13	9781350423398 / 9781350423398
Zustand	Neuware