{"product_id":"9781350576964","title":"Design, Function, and Human Flourishing Or, What to Make of What We Make","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDesign, Function, and Human Flourishing\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOr, What to Make of What We Make\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRyan Mitchell Wittingslow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Aesthetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Mitchell Wittingslow \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003econnects aesthetics and ethics to\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e understand how designed objects acquire and maintain their functions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding on work in philosophy of technology and design theory, Wittingslow introduces a framework based on Nelson Goodman's concept of exemplification. He shows how designed objects can exemplify different functions in different contexts of use and evaluation, addressing a key puzzle in design theory: how do we understand objects with conflicting functions? Wittingslow is able to capture how functions can be stable enough to ground normative judgments, while remaining flexible enough to evolve through use and maintenance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis original theory, illustrating how objects shape human capabilities through their exemplified use, presents an alternative way of thinking about objects with conflicting functions. Wittingslow's philosophical analysis, grounded in design examples, creates new tools for ethical evaluation and lays the foundations for understanding functional beauty and analyzing potential design futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRyan Mitchell Wittingslow\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He is a research affiliate of the University of Sydney, Australia, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Art Does\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) and the editor-in-chief of the \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of the City Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350576964\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53973794816140,"sku":"9781350576964","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a9bda6a2-ac93-47e1-a694-fa8fb09b0be9.jpg?v=1787713033","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350576964","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}