Or perhaps a meritage of Simon and Heidegger that "design creates an open
space between existing and preferred where things show themselves and truth
is revealed."
Jerry
On 11/30/12 8:54 AM, "CHUA Soo Meng Jude (PLS)" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> What about this one by Herbert Simon
>
> Design need not merely be aimed at achieving a goal; but also to emerge the
> goal one should design for.
>
> this is especially interesting for me because it shows that designing opens up
> new ways of feeling, thinking and judging (all "preferences" for Simon).
> Isn't this somewhat Heideggerian - although it's interesting how Hubert
> Dreyfus' attack on rule based thinking was aimed at Simon (but possibly the
> early Simon, not the one of the 3rd ed of Sciences of the Artificial)
>
> I also like it that Herbert Simon said that "economists don't know what they
> are saying" and went on to win a Nobel prize for economics. (HE challanged
> optimizing logic presupposed in orthodox economics and proposed that humans
> satisfice in design-plans for complex scenarios). So a design theorist tells
> economists they got it all wrong and gets their most coveted award.
>
> Merry Xmas - I have finally finished my marking, and can now do my own stuff a
> little.
> J
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