Adaptive Nature of Design Ethics Discourse

How do designers navigate the ethical discursive territories of design thinking and practice when the same common terms they consistently use across the different design ethics paradigms-like fair, right, good-convey different meanings? Delving into the dynamic and adaptable nature of ethical language and terminology in design, The Adaptive Nature of Design Ethics Discourse argues that it is intrinsically flexible-what can be described as chameleonic. Engaging in a meta-ethical investigation, this book elucidates the interconnections of key terms of design ethics discourse and explores the way in which different frameworks of design ethics both diverge and intersect.
The book challenges existing perspectives on ethical discourse in design by highlighting the complexities of such discourse and the tensions that emerge when universal language encounters various ethical views. By shedding light on these tensions, The Adaptive Nature of Design Ethics Discourse provides alternative ways to apprehend the ethical sense of responsibility of designers as well as a foundation for rethinking the discursive fabric of design ethics practice.
This pivotal work is intended for researchers, educators, students, and practitioners across all design disciplines, including, among others, architecture, engineering, product design, systems design, and urban planning.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 Design Ethics and its Raison d'Etre
Chapter 2 Design Ethics Theoretically Speaking
Chapter 3 Design Ethics at the Crossroads
Chapter 4 Design Ethics in the Science's Sights
Chapter 5 Design Ethics and its Argumentative Logic
Chapter 6 Design Ethics as Design Practice Discourse
Chapter 7 Design Ethics and Grounds for Choice Making
Chapter 8 Design Ethics and the Dispositional Alibi
Chapter 9 Design Ethics and the Inner Obligation
Chapter 10 Design Ethics and the Semantic Entanglement of its Terminology
Chapter 11 Design Ethics is Ethics Practice
Conclusion
Index

About the author

Philippe d'Anjou is an accomplished scholar with a distinguished academic career in architecture. His research explores the theoretical and philosophical dimensions of ethics in architecture and design. He is the author of Design Ethics Beyond Duty and Virtue (2017) and Ethical Design Intelligence: the Virtuous Designer (2020).

Product details

• Authors: Philippe d’Anjou, Philippe Danjou
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032624235
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3262423-5
• No. of pages: 138
• Series: Routledge Research in Architecture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Graphic Design, Philosophy of Language, The arts: general issues, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, DESIGN / General, ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Professional interior design, ARCHITECTURE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, Ethics & moral philosophy, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Ethics and moral philosophy, Regional & area planning, Gardens (descriptions, history etc), Architecture: interior design, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Theory of architecture, Regional and area planning, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Civil engineering, surveying and building, The arts: general topics