Quotes

"Dialogue is mutual search for a new reality, not debate to win with stronger arguments. In a dialogue propositions are pointers toward a common new reality; not against each other to win a verbal battle, but complementing each other in an effort to accommodate legitimate goals of all parties, inspired by theories and values, and constructive-creative-concrete enough to become a causa finalis". Galtuung


"I use the concept of affect as away of talking about a margin of manouverability, the 'where we might be able to go' and 'what we might be able to do' in every present situation. I guess 'affect' is a word I use for 'hope': Massumi


"A discourse is a system of words, actions, rules, beliefs, and institutions that share common values. Particular discourses sustain particular worldviews. We might even think of a discourse as a worldview in action. Discourses tend to be invisible--taken for granted as part of the fabric of reality."Fairclough


Emergence is “the principle that entities exhibit properties which are meaningful only when attributed to the whole, not to its parts.” Checkland


"What the designer cares about is whether the user perceives that some action is possible (or in the case of perceived non-affordances, not possible)." Norman




Sunday, 3 October 2010

Theory


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Concept:   an idea or image of reality



Model:  an intellectual construct or device created to simplify or reduce complexity and to show the operation of underlying mechanisms




Theory:   a set of analytical or interpretative propositions representing relationships between various ideas or concepts


lens - validates judgements to the extent it can be tested
(issues hume - generalisation, falsification popper, 




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consistancy, clarity, intelligability

Explanatory theories





Interpretative theories



Normative theories: How


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Cultural theory

Addresses problems surrounding:

·     the nature of artistic production *

·     the meanings generated by cultural artefacts

·     how those meanings are received by different audiences


Social theory

Addresses problems surrounding:

·     different orders of social reality from interpersonal encounters to broader institutional arrangements

·     relationships between the individual and society

·     relationships between human actions and social structures 
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