Phd Candidate in Design
Recently, we have participated in a design competition organized by diabetesmine.com. The brief of the competition sounds simple*, however, it turns out to be not. Diabetes and diabetes related products are one of those worn-out topics, however, through our exploration, we’ve realized that there are still lots of things to do in this medical, technology [...]
one of richard mckeon’s article, character, the arts, and education, helped me in my attempt to clarify what we really mean by right action, or rational action, in a very precise way. i want to quote from him: An action is right if it is well adapted to the circumstances, resources, needs, and purposes of [...]
every narrative combines two dimensions in various proportions, one chronological and the other non-chronological. the first may be called the episodic dimension, which characterize the story as made out of events. The second is the configurational dimension, according to which the plot construes significant wholes out of scattered events. Here I am borrowing from Louis [...]
..to distinguish between dramaturgy and dramatism is to distinguish between the statements: it is as if life is theater, and life is theater. in the first instance, the theater is a grand metaphor. social action may be understood as analogous to stage actions. in the second instance, social organization and the roles that constitute it [...]
“who are you?” said the caterpillar. “I- I hardly know, Sir, just at present, ” Alice replied shyly, “at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have changed several times since then.” – Carroll, from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.