Abstract
In order to understand, grasp and gain knowledge about the often chaotic world around us the strategies that we today know as the disciplines science, art, philosophy etc. have been developed. In contemporary discussions on the relations between research, design, science and art one can be surprised of how deep the chasms has become between different fields of knowledge. The big and urgent question is how we more consciously can elucidate, raise the status for and systematically make use of all the knowledge that is produced outside of the borders of what is considered “scientific”. A territory in where architecture and design mostly work. This article is an attempt to discuss and bring in some different perspectives on this question – drawing some lines to notions in philosophy, rhetoric, and theory of knowledge.
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https://doi.org/10.21606/nordes.2007.021
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Nilsson, F.(2007) Design, rhetoric, knowledge: Some notes on grasping, influencing and constructing the world., Nordes 2007: Design Inquiries, 27-30 May, University of Arts, Craft, and Design, Stockholm, Sweden. https://doi.org/10.21606/nordes.2007.021
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Design, rhetoric, knowledge: Some notes on grasping, influencing and constructing the world
In order to understand, grasp and gain knowledge about the often chaotic world around us the strategies that we today know as the disciplines science, art, philosophy etc. have been developed. In contemporary discussions on the relations between research, design, science and art one can be surprised of how deep the chasms has become between different fields of knowledge. The big and urgent question is how we more consciously can elucidate, raise the status for and systematically make use of all the knowledge that is produced outside of the borders of what is considered “scientific”. A territory in where architecture and design mostly work. This article is an attempt to discuss and bring in some different perspectives on this question – drawing some lines to notions in philosophy, rhetoric, and theory of knowledge.