Candidate worldviews for design theory

Design Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-303

  Galle, Per ^a  

^a Danmarks Designskole   (Denmark)

Author keywords

design research; design theory; metatheory; philosophy of design

Indexed keywords

ONTOLOGY; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

DESIGN RESEARCH; DESIGN THEORY; METATHEORY; PHILOSOPHY OF DESIGN;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN;

EID: 43049154831     PISSN: 0142694X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.destud.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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