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Philosophy through Design: Rethinking Design Practice for a Changing World(Designing in Dark Times)

Philosophy through Design: Rethinking Design Practice for a Changing World(Designing in Dark Times)


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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’.

Table of Contents:

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



About the Author :
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).

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Philosophy through Design creates a bold proposal for designer philosophers who bring design and philosophy together to address existential concerns we are facing today. In his tour de force, Brian
Dixon develops this urgently needed character through a study of design, pragmatism, feminism and eco-philosophy.

An essential read for anyone wanting to activate philosophy and close the gap between design practitioners and academics. Some design practice has re-oriented to address today’s urgent problems, their histories and their futures. But alongside this busy doing, new thinking is needed. This book contributes to that by charting a course for scholarship and practice in philosophy through design.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781350423398
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
  • Height: 200 mm
  • No of Pages: 264
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 500 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1350423394
  • Publisher Date: 19 Feb 2026
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Designing in Dark Times
  • Sub Title: Rethinking Design Practice for a Changing World
  • Width: 132 mm


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