Dear David and others
I haven't been able to reflect on the post that David sent on March 29th, 2000 in
response to my questions until today and would like to pick up the thread
again. I have followed David's recommendation and read the article "Communication
and Certainty" at
http://www.communication.org.au/html/paper_30.html
which I believe guide my questions.
David Sless wrote:
" I think the design point of view is our most advanced form of adaptation to
our environment. Through the design point of view we plan and then execute
changes to our environment. We change the course of the river. With all that
that implies, we carry a heavy responsibility as well as a delighhtful
opportunity."
1 Now, David, are you saying that the design point of view is a moral position?
And design is a moral act?
2 Incidentally, I was reading an article by Alain Findeli in the current
Design Issues Vol17, No.1 2001 in which he asserted "There can be no
responsible design without a responsible designer, ie. education should
be directed to the development of an individualistic ethics".
Your writing and Findeli's article make me ask where does moral come from?
On which moral ground the moral ground itself is judged?
Rosan Chow
Graduate Student
College of Design
North Carolina State University
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