The Adaptive Nature of Design Ethics Discourse

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-62423-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 174 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Architecture

How do designers navigate the ethical discursive territories of design thinking and practice when the same common terms they consistently use across the different design ethics paradigms—like fair, right, good—convey different meanings? Delving into the dynamic and adaptable nature of ethical language and terminology in design, The Adaptive Nature of Design Ethics Discourse argues that it is intrinsically flexible—what can be described as chameleonic. Engaging in a meta-ethical investigation, this book elucidates the interconnections of key terms of design ethics discourse and explores the way in which different frameworks of design ethics both diverge and intersect.

The book challenges existing perspectives on ethical discourse in design by highlighting the complexities of such discourse and the tensions that emerge when universal language encounters various ethical views. By shedding light on these tensions, The Adaptive Nature of Design Ethics Discourse provides alternative ways to apprehend the ethical sense of responsibility of designers as well as a foundation for rethinking the discursive fabric of design ethics practice.

This pivotal work is intended for researchers, educators, students, and practitioners across all design disciplines, including, among others, architecture, engineering, product design, systems design, and urban planning.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

D'Anjou, Philippe

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gestaltung, Darstellung, Bautechnik
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Design: Allgemeines & Theorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Berufspraxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction   

Chapter 1        Design Ethics and its Raison d’Etre              

Chapter 2        Design Ethics Theoretically Speaking                                  

Chapter 3        Design Ethics at the Crossroads                    

Chapter 4        Design Ethics in the Science's Sights

Chapter 5        Design Ethics and its Argumentative Logic              

Chapter 6        Design Ethics as Design Practice Discourse             

Chapter 7        Design Ethics and Grounds for Choice Making

Chapter 8        Design Ethics and the Dispositional Alibi

Chapter 9        Design Ethics and the Inner Obligation

Chapter 10      Design Ethics and the Semantic Entanglement of its Terminology  

Chapter 11      Design Ethics is Ethics Practice                    

Conclusion

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Philippe d’Anjou has an established academic career in architecture as a Professor, teaching in the areas of design, history, theory, and ethics; his scholarship consists of philosophical considerations of design ethics. His work appears in academic journals and book collections, it has been presented at conferences and universities worldwide. Philippe d’Anjou is the author of Design Ethics Beyond Duty and Virtue (CSP, 2017) and Ethical Design Intelligence: the Virtuous Designer (Routledge, 2020).