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The varieties of good design
Aalto University, Finland.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4587-0961
Linköping University, Department of Computer and Information Science, Human-Centered systems. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. (IxS)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2919-098X
2018 (English)In: Advancements in the philosophy of design / [ed] Pieter E. Vermaas and Stéphane Vial, Cham: Springer, 2018, p. 51-70Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This chapter explores the philosopher and logician Georg Henrik von Wright’s metaethical treatise of the varieties of goodness in the context of design. von Wright investigated the use of the notion of ‘good’ in language, and he identified six kinds of goodness: namely utilitarian goodness, instrumental goodness, technical goodness, medical goodness, hedonic goodness, and the good of man. We discuss these different kinds of goodness in relation to six design traditions that we identify, namely conceptual design, usability design, engineering design, ergonomics design, experience design and sustainability design. We argue that the design traditions are grounded in different appreciations of goodness, and that designers and design researchers can benefit from a more precise discernment of values that underpin design processes and design critique in different traditions. von Wright’s treatise serves as a point of departure for the appraisal of the multifaceted and relational character of the idea of good design and of the values of design. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cham: Springer, 2018. p. 51-70
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Design Research Foundations, ISSN 2366-4622
Keywords [en]
Design, Goodness, Varieties of goodness, Values, Design traditions, Virtues
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Design Ethics Human Computer Interaction
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-145584DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-73302-9_4ISBN: 978-3-319-73301-2 (print)ISBN: 978-3-319-73302-9 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-145584DiVA, id: diva2:1188193
Available from: 2018-03-06 Created: 2018-03-06 Last updated: 2025-02-25Bibliographically approved

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