Lecture May 6th-

Philosophy of the Artificial
-Raphael The school of Athens 1509-1510
-Moder Philosophy (western)
Philosophy is a mixture of theology adn science

1. Theory of knowledge - Epistomology
2. Study of 'being' - Ontology/Metaphysics
3. How we compose outselves, live in a good way - Ethics
4. Beauty and Art/Experience - Asthetics
5. Thinking- Physcology
6. Physics/Chemistry - Natural philosophy

Design relevance
-Background assumptions/founding of design
What counts as valid design knowledge?

1.What counts as valid research?

Rene Descrartes (1596-1650)
'I doubt, therefore i think, therefore i am'
-First step to existing is thinking.
-Mind comes before the world/body. mind first. body second
-It was thought 'the seeing' was the most omportant thing. two types of seeing- specualtion/mind and observation.
-Influenced by Alberti Perspective.

2. Cartesian Perspectivism is an inadequint.
Colin McCahon. Aletter to Hebrews 1979. Makes a connection between the light language and the land- Victory over death. Light words. 'being there' '. 'I am', the light coming through the daskness. 'Am i am'. Question of doubt and the being.
Text and language.
Cararaggio. Nacissus 1597.
- Blind reflection in Blindness
-Same idea as self portrait
-Medusa
-Phenomenolgy
-Equipment is invisable when we used it ie pen, hamer, we use it for its use only.
This is how design works- We have an object but dont see the design behind it even thought design is what defined the object.
Ralph Hotere works with dark painting and vision. 'Black window'

3. When considering what constitutes 'valid' and 'rigorous' design knowledge, it follows that we need aron-ocularcentric epistemology