Perennial prototypes

designing science exhibits with John Dewey

Kim Kullman

pp. 185-199

in: Pieter E. Vermaas, Stéphane Vial (eds), Advancements in the philosophy of design, Berlin, Springer, 2018

Abstract

This chapter evokes the writings of John Dewey to investigate his pragmatist design philosophy through a study on exhibit development at the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco. The chapter begins by describing the main features of Dewey's thinking, concentrating specifically on two notions: experience and experiment. It then transposes these into the area of exhibit development to explore their potential for contemporary design practice and their largely unexamined implications for design theory.

Cited authors

Dewey John