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Philosophy of designis the study of definitions of design, and the assumptions, foundations, and implications ofdesign.The field, which is mostly a sub-discipline of aesthetics, is defined by an interest in a set of problems, or an interest in central or foundational concerns in design. In addition to these central problems for design as a whole, many philosophers of design consider these problems as they apply to particular disciplines (e.g.philosophy of art). Although most practitioners arephilosophersofaesthetics(i.e., aestheticians), several prominentdesignersandartistshave 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[edit]

Philosophers of design, or philosophers relevant to the philosophical study of design:

References[edit]

^Galle, Per (18 February 2015)."Philosophy of Design".KADK.Retrieved31 December2016.
^Balsamo, Anne (2011).Designing culture: the technological imagination at work.Durham NC: Duke University Press.ISBN 978-0822344452.
^Dilnot, Clive (2017). "Design, knowledge and human interest".Design Philosophy Papers.15(2): 145–163.doi:10.1080/14487136.2017.1388963.
^Drucker, Johanna (2014).Graphesis: Visual forms of knowledge production.Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.ISBN 978-0-674-72493-8.
^Flusser, Vilém (1999).The shape of things: a philosophy of design.London: Reaktion.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.
^Verbeek, Peter-Paul (2005).What Things Do: Philosophical Reflections on Technology, Agency, and Design.Pa., Pennsylvania State University Press.ISBN 0271025395.

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[Galle_Philosophy_Intro-1] Galle, Per (18 February 2015)."Philosophy of Design".KADK.Retrieved31 December2016.

[2] Balsamo, Anne (2011).Designing culture: the technological imagination at work.Durham NC: Duke University Press.ISBN 978-0822344452.

[3] Dilnot, Clive (2017). "Design, knowledge and human interest".Design Philosophy Papers.15(2): 145–163.doi:10.1080/14487136.2017.1388963.

[4] Drucker, Johanna (2014).Graphesis: Visual forms of knowledge production.Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.ISBN 978-0-674-72493-8.

[5] Flusser, Vilém (1999).The shape of things: a philosophy of design.London: Reaktion.ISBN 9781861890559.

[6] Fry, Tony (September 2020).Defuturing: A New Design Philosophy.Radical Thinkers in Design. London, England: Bloomsbury Visual Arts.

[7] 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.

[8] Mollerup, Per (2019).Pretense Design: Surface over Substance.MIT Press.

[9] Verbeek, Peter-Paul (2005).What Things Do: Philosophical Reflections on Technology, Agency, and Design.Pa., Pennsylvania State University Press.ISBN 0271025395.

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-'''Philosophy of design''' is the study of definitions of design, and the assumptions, foundations, and implications of [[design]]. The field, which is mostly a sub-discipline of aesthetics, is defined by an interest in a set of problems, or an interest in central or foundational concerns in design. In addition to these central problems for design as a whole, many philosophers of design consider these problems as they apply to particular disciplines (e.g. [[philosophy of art]]). Although most practitioners are [[philosopher]]s of [[aesthetics]] (i.e., aestheticians), several prominent [[designer]]s and [[artist]]s have contributed to the field. For an introduction to the philosophy of design see the article by Per Galle<ref name= "Galle Philosophy Intro" >{{cite web|last1=Galle|first1=Per|title=Philosophy of Design|url=https://kadk.dk/en/cephad/philosophy-design-introduction|website=KADK|access-date=31 December 2016}}</ref> at the Royal Danish Academy.
+'''Philosophy of design''' is the study of definitions of design, and the assumptions, foundations, and implications of [[design]]. The field, which is mostly a sub-discipline of aesthetics, is defined by an interest in a set of problems, or an interest in central or foundational concerns in design. In addition to these central problems for design as a whole, many philosophers of design consider these problems as they apply to particular disciplines (e.g. [[philosophy of art]]). Although most practitioners are [[philosopher]]s of [[aesthetics]] (i.e., aestheticians), several prominent [[designer]]s and [[artist]]s have contributed to the field. For an introduction to the philosophy of design see the article by Per Galle<ref name= "Galle Philosophy Intro" >{{cite web|last1=Galle|first1=Per|title=Philosophy of Design|url=https://kadk.dk/en/cephad/philosophy-design-introduction|website=KADK|date=18 February 2015 |access-date=31 December 2016}}</ref> at the Royal Danish Academy.
+<!--Potential Sections to fill
-== Philosophers of design, or philosophers relevant to the philosophical study of design ==
+== History ==
+== Debates ==
+* Design and the Artificial
+* Design and Things
+* Design and Ethics
+* Design and Sustainability
+* Design and Politics
+* Design and Epistemology
+-->
+== Notable philosophers and theorists ==
+Philosophers of design, or philosophers relevant to the philosophical study of design:
+{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
 * [[Roland Barthes]]
+* [[Anne Balsamo]]<ref>{{cite book
-* [[Glenn Parsons]]
+|last=Balsamo
-* [[Jane Forsey]]
+|first=Anne
+|date=2011
+|title=Designing culture: the technological imagination at work
+|location=Durham NC
+|publisher=Duke University Press
+|isbn=978-0822344452
+}}
+</ref>
 * [[Jean Baudrillard]]
 * [[Albert Borgmann]]
+* [[Richard Buchanan (academic)|Richard Buchanan]]
+* [[Design Studies|Clive Dilnot]]<ref>{{cite journal
+|last=Dilnot
+|first=Clive
+|date=2017
+|title=Design, knowledge and human interest
+|journal=Design Philosophy Papers
+|volume=15
+|issue=2
+|pages=145–163
+|doi=10.1080/14487136.2017.1388963
+}}
+</ref>
+* [[Johanna Drucker]]<ref>{{cite book
+|last=Drucker
+|first=Johanna
+|date=2014
+|title=Graphesis: Visual forms of knowledge production
+|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts
+|publisher=Harvard University Press
+|isbn=978-0-674-72493-8
+}}
+</ref>
 * [[Umberto Eco]]
+* [[Vilem Flusser]]<ref>{{cite book
-* [[Tony Fry]]
+|last=Flusser
+|first=Vilém
+|date=1999
+|title=The shape of things: a philosophy of design
+|location=London
+|publisher=Reaktion
+|isbn=9781861890559
+}}
+</ref>
+* [[Jane Forsey]]
+* [[Tony Fry]]<ref>{{cite book
+|last=Fry
+|first=Tony
+|date=September 2020
+|title=Defuturing: A New Design Philosophy
+|series=Radical Thinkers in Design
+|location=London, England
+|publisher=Bloomsbury Visual Arts
+}}
+</ref>
+* [[Bruno Latour]]<ref>{{cite book
+|last=Latour
+|first=Bruno
+|date=2009
+|chapter=A Cautious Prometheus? A Few Steps Toward a Philosophy of Design (With Special Attention to Peter Sloterdijk)
+|editor1-last=Fiona Hackne
+|editor1-first=Jonathn Glynne
+|editor2-last=Minto
+|editor2-first=Viv
+|url=http://www.bruno-latour.fr/sites/default/files/112-DESIGN-CORNWALL-GB.pdf
+|title=Proceedings of the 2008 Annual International Conference of the Design History Society -- Falmouth, 3-6 September 2009
+|publisher=Universal Publishers
+|pages=2–10
+}}</ref>
+* [[Marshall McLuhan]]
+* [[Per Mollerup]]<ref>{{cite book
+|last=Mollerup
+|first=Per
+|date=2019
+|title=Pretense Design: Surface over Substance
+|publisher=MIT Press
+}}
+</ref>
+* [[Victor Papanek]]
+* [[Glenn Parsons]]
 * [[Martin Heidegger]]
-* [[Bruno Latour]]
-* [[Marshal McLuhan]]
 * [[Bernard Stiegler]]
-* [[Peter-Paul Verbeek]]
+* [[Peter-Paul Verbeek]]<ref>{{cite book
+|last=Verbeek
-* [[Victor Papanek]]
+|first=Peter-Paul
-* [[Richard Buchanan (academic)|Richard Buchanan]]
+|date=2005
+|title=What Things Do: Philosophical Reflections on Technology, Agency, and Design
+|publisher=Pa., Pennsylvania State University Press
+|isbn=0271025395
+}}
+</ref>
+}}
+<!--
+==Design Philosophies==
+* Functualism [[Form follows function]], [[Ornament and crime]]
+-->
 ==References==
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