Micheal (and all),
I agree with Keith Russel that aesthetics has a complicated relationship
with pragmatism. American pragmatist West Churchman (student of Singer who
was a student of James) even discuss it as one of the enemies of pragmatism.
He writes that aesthetic quality “cannot be classified, categorized,
defined, … codified…”. He speculates that it is "precisely that which is
lost when discussed". (Churchman, 1979, pp. 190-191).
Churchman, C. W. (1979). The systems approach and its enemies. New York:
Basic Books.
In my own work I view communication as teleological, it serves the purpose
of someone. Any pragmatist approach to communication need to have a stance
on which stakeholder errands it runs. The aesthetics then is based on, and
communicate, values.
In a small paper presented at the Center for European Philosophy of Art and
Design, CEPHAD 2004 in Bornholm, Denmark, I touched on these matters, also
presenting a case from the innovation and design of online banking. For
instance how different stakeholders view the banking business and how the
look and feel was chosen based on values both of the bank and the customers.
http://www.calistoga.se/Philosophy-of-Design-or-the-Design-of-Philosophy.pdf
/Lars
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Hello list-ers,
This is my first post to the group, so it is a little nerve-wracking.
I am a PhD candidate at RMIT University in Melbourne, and I am nearing the
final stages of writing. My research is looking at the role of communication
design within the context of interaction design. I am looking at what
pragmatist approaches to aesthetics in interaction design may help to
conceptualise communication design practice in this context beyond that of
product styling.
My question is whether anyone could point me towards discussion of
pragmatist asthetics relating directly to communication design? I haven't
had much luck, but I feel I may not be looking in the right places.
Cheers,
Michael Dunbar
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