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Dear All, Wishes for a wonderful 2016 What should we do with this troglodyte that thinks the only valid evidence for his work as a designer is his perception of Beauty? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfDCNpaPBiA warm regards, Eduardo Corte-Real > No dia 04/01/2016, às 06:30, Terence Love <[log in to unmask]> escreveu: > > Dear Berger and all, > > The definition of evidence from its etymology is 'that which can be seen > obviously by eye or mind' > > Evidence always and only comprises three components: > > 1. Reasoning and explanation > > 2. Data (May be quantitative, qualitative, theoretical, perceptual...) > > 3. A speculative opinion or statement to be tested. > > The' reasoning and explanation' shows how the 'Data' makes obvious to the > eye or mind that the ' speculative opinion or statement to be tested' is > true/false/indeterminable/structured or its outcome might be predicted. > > Of the three, correctness of 'reasoning and explanation' is the most > important. > > In some cases (deictic evidence), the data is almost all there is and the > amount of reasoning is small. For example, if you hold up a cup and say > 'this is a cup and I can drink from it' (note all three elements of evidence > are there). > > In other cases (logical evidence), the reasoning is almost all there is and > data is small. This can be seen in mathematical proofs using axioms as data. > > In other cases, (casuistic evidence), both reasoning and data are small. > This can be seen in religious argument 'Why is X true? Because god (or some > one's granny) says so'. > > In other cases, (e.g. rhetoric evidence, and false evidence), it is not > possible to use the evidence in research terms to justifiably test the > 'speculative opinion or statement to be tested'. > > This position seems to me to be the most viable of all those on evidence > related to evidence-based design, in that I can find serious flaws in all > the other positions. > > Best wishes, > Terence > > --- > Dr Terence Love > PhD(UWA), BA(Hons) Engin. PGCEd, FDRS, PMACM, MISI > Love Services Pty Ltd > PO Box 226, Quinns Rocks > Western Australia 6030 > Tel: +61 (0)4 3497 5848 > [log in to unmask] > www.loveservices.com.au > -- > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> > Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design > Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------