scholarly journals Non-discursive philosophy by imagining new practices through design

2021 ◽  
pp. 105971232110064
Author(s):  
Caroline Hummels ◽  
Sander van der Zwan ◽  
Maarten Smith ◽  
Jelle Bruineberg
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Future Scenarios ◽  
Dutch Population ◽  
Philosophical Practice ◽  
Inaugural Lecture ◽  
Higher Cognition ◽  
Design Case ◽  
Design Skills

In this commentary on Rietveld’s inaugural lecture, we exemplify with one of our design cases for project Expedition RWS 2050, how Rietveld’s and our method are complementary. Within this project, RWS invited us to contribute our design skills and make relevant future scenarios experienceable. To scaffold imaginative discussions about everyday life in 2050 with a cross-section of the Dutch population, we wrote seven short speculative stories and designed a set of physical discussion tools. When looking at this design case and the cases Rietveld describes in his inaugural lecture, one can see that we both are guided by and contributing to the development of ecological and enactive philosophy, which rejects the dichotomy between sensorimotor and higher cognition. In his approach, Rietveld pushes the boundaries of the affordances of the material during the making process, whereas we predominantly investigate the affordances of the things and practices which we have designed. Despite these differences, we are both pursuing engagement with philosophical practice through non-discursive means while imagining new sociomaterial practices.

scholarly journals Beyond Quietism: Transformative Experience in Pyrrhonism and Wittgenstein

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rico Gutschmidt
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Transformative Experience ◽  
Philosophical Practice ◽  
Transformative Experiences ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
Pyrrhonian Skepticism ◽  
Philosophical Questions ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Human Condition

Pyrrhonian skepticism is usually understood as a form of quietism, since it is supposed to bring us back to where we were in our everyday lives before we got disturbed by philosophical questions. Similarly, the ‘therapeutic’ and ‘resolute’ readings of Wittgenstein claim that Wittgenstein’s ‘philosophical practice’ results in the dissolution of the corresponding philosophical problems and brings us back to our everyday life. Accordingly, Wittgenstein is often linked to Pyrrhonism and classified as a quietist. Against this reading, I will employ Laurie Paul’s notion of epistemically transformative experience and argue that Pyrrhonian skepticism and Wittgenstein’s philosophy can be interpreted as a philosophical practice that changes our self-understanding in significant ways. I will argue that this practice can evoke transformative experiences and is thereby able to yield a non-propositional insight into the finitude of the human condition. This shows that Pyrrhonian skepticism and Wittgenstein’s philosophy go beyond quietism.

scholarly journals Philosophical walk: from antiquity to modern times

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 67-78
Author(s):  
Anastasia Gulevataya ◽  
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Ekaterina Milyaeva ◽  
Regina Penner ◽  
Sofia Suleimanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Large City ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Forest Environment ◽  
Philosophical Practice ◽  
Theoretical Terms ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Big City ◽  
The University

Introduction. In the history of philosophy we find a lot of philosophical practices that can be implemented in the university environment for students and outside the university for a wide audience. The Philosophical Walk is one of such practices. During a walk philosophy can become truly humane, turn to a person, his world, and everyday life. The purpose of the study is to comprehend the potential of a philosophical walk as a way of philosophical practice, a format of a modern person’s self-knowledge and the implementation of self-care, available to a wide range of people without special philosophical education.Methods The research is based on the comparative historical method, the method of interpreting the texts of philosophical primary sources and the systematic approach. The study presents and analyzes an experiment in the context of which residents of a large city go on a philosophical walk in order to take care of themselves. Scientific novelty of the research. In theoretical terms, philosophical walk is conceptualized. In practical terms, the analysis of the effectiveness of a philosophical walk as a way of a large city resident’s self-care is carried out. Results. A philosophical walk is a form of group philosophical practice, in the context of which the participants become guided (literally and figuratively,) by the facilitator. In the summer of 2020, the authors of the article organized a series of walks, each of which was attended by 8 to 12 people who had not have direct contact with philosophy in their everyday life, in the educational and professional spheres. In September 2020, the participants of the walks were offered a questionnaire consisting of closed and open questions. According to the respondents’ answers, a general picture of the effectiveness of a philosophical walk as a form of self-care for a modern metropolis resident was drawn. Conclusions. We understand the philosophical walk as a kind of “place”, a space of calm and harmony for a person of the XXI century. A resident of a big city lives in constant noise. The events of 2020 have increased the noise and accompanying stress. A philosophical walk, in turn, within the boundaries of the same city creates an atmosphere for a person to meet with himself. With the help of an external plan (forest environment, clean air, sounds of nature) and a philosophical plan (concentration over the text, dialogue with a philosopher and a group), the meeting participant can formulate the life-meaning questions that concern him and start looking for answers.

scholarly journals Settlement and bearing capacity of the circular foundation

2018 ◽  
Vol 196 ◽  
pp. 03019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaven Ter-Martirosyan ◽  
Vitalii Sidorov
Keyword(s):  
Critical Load ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Strain State ◽  
Circular Cross Section ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Bored Pile ◽  
Bored Piles ◽  
Design Case ◽  
Base Soil

In process of designing foundations of circular form in plane, as well as bored piles of circular cross section, there is important to quantify the stress-strain state and the bearing capacity of the soils interacted with the foundations, as well as under the toe of piles. The article presents the formulation and solution of the problem of determining the initial critical load at the base of the circular foundation, which is also relevant for the design case of the soil under the toe of a circular bored pile. It is shown that the condition of limiting equilibrium arises both under the center of the loaded area and on the contour of the circular loading area, and primarily on the contour. A comparative estimate showed that the ratio of the initial critical load to the base soil of the circular foundation under the center of the site is 2 times greater than the corresponding load for the point at the edge of the site.

scholarly journals Influenza vaccine effectiveness estimates in the Dutch population from 2003 to 2014: The test-negative design case-control study with different control groups

Vaccine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (21) ◽  
pp. 2831-2839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva van Doorn ◽  
Maryam Darvishian ◽  
Frederika Dijkstra ◽  
Gé A. Donker ◽  
Pieter Overduin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Vaccine ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Vaccine Effectiveness ◽  
Dutch Population ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Design Case ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Transformative Experience in Skepticism. The External Standpoint and the Finitude of the Human Condition

Philosophy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-417
Author(s):  
Rico Gutschmidt
Keyword(s):  
Decision Theory ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Objective Knowledge ◽  
Transformative Experience ◽  
Philosophical Practice ◽  
Transformative Experiences ◽  
Skeptical Problem ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Human Condition

AbstractAccording to its quietist readings, skepticism can be dissolved by demonstrating that the notion of ‘absolute objectivity’ is confused. The dissolution of this confusion is supposed to lead us to acquiesce in our finite and plain everyday life without being bothered anymore about the supposed need for objective knowledge. In contrast, I want to propose a transformative reading of skepticism according to which the philosophical practice of skepticism can be ‘epistemically transformative’. To this end, I will transpose L.A. Paul's notion of ‘epistemically transformative experience’ from decision theory to the realm of philosophical practice and argue that the modern skeptical problem of an external standpoint can evoke transformative experiences that lead to a new, albeit non-propositional, insight into the finitude of the human condition.

Inequalities of Digital Skills and How to Overcome Them

2010 ◽  
pp. 278-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan van Dijk ◽  
Alexander van Deursen
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Dutch Population ◽  
Government Web Sites ◽  
Internet Skills ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Strategic Skills

This chapter focuses on the differential possession of digital skills. Here, four types of Internet skills are distinguished: operational, formal, information, and strategic skills. These types are measured in a number of experimental performance tests among a cross-section of the Dutch population. The tests focus on the use of online government information. The main result of the experimental test is that the average Dutch population performs fairly well in operational and formal Internet skills but much worse in information and strategic skills. However, there are significant differences between people with different age and educational background; no gender differences have been observed. The final sections of this chapter deal with ways to overcome these differences of skill. Two main strategies are discussed: improving the information provision of government Web sites and improving the digital skills of citizens or users by all kinds of educational means.

A future-proof past: Designing for remembering experiences

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 370-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise van den Hoven
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Research Area ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Multidisciplinary Research ◽  
Digital Photographs ◽  
Photo Sharing ◽  
Design Case ◽  
Digital Or

Personal remembering can be heavily influenced by the context in which it takes place, which includes external factors such as people, locations and things. These things can be physical, digital or a combination of both, such as digital photographs displayed on a physical screen. Together, these media and media carriers can act as memory cues, which in turn can be purposely created for the support of remembering experiences. The aim of this article is to show the challenges, potential and opportunities of this multidisciplinary research area, Materialising Memories, which creates interactive designs to be used in context. This will be illustrated through the presentation of two design case studies supporting photo sharing in everyday life: Cueb and 4Photos.

scholarly journals Introdução à filosofia

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-98
Author(s):  
Diogo Barros Bogéa BOGÉA
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Hannah Arendt ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Philosophical Practice ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
As You Like It ◽  
Ecce Homo ◽  
Mulholland Drive

Resumo: Texto de introdução à filosofia, com ênfase na noção de “espanto”, que, segundo Platão e Aristóteles, constituía do pathos fundamental do pensamento filosófico. Arrancando-nos do fluxo automático da vida cotidiana, o “espanto” abre a possibilidade de colocarmos em questão tudo aquilo que tomávamos tranquilamente como “certo” e “verdadeiro”. Trazendo em nosso auxílio pensadores tais como Nietzsche, Heidegger, Hannah Arendt e Ortega y Gasset, procuraremos demonstrar em que sentido o pathos do “espanto” e o enfrentamento das grandes questões existenciais humanas constituem o fundo da autêntica prática filosófica. Palavras-chave: Filosofia. Espanto. Questões existenciais.   Abstract: Introductory text to Philosophy, with emphasis on the notion of "wonder", which, according to Plato and Aristotle, constituted the fundamental pathos of philosophical thought. Pulling us out from the automatic flow of everyday life, the "wonder" opens the possibility of questioning all that we took quietly as "right" and "true". Bringing to our aid such thinkers as Nietzsche, Heidegger, Hannah Arendt and Ortega y Gasset, we will try to demonstrate in what sense the pathos of "wonder" and the confrontation of the great human existential questions constitute the bottom of the authentic philosophical practice. Keywords: Philosophy. Wonder. Existential questions.   REFERÊNCIAS ARENDT, H. A vida do Espírito. Rio de Janeiro: Relume-Dumará; UFRJ, 1992. COSTA, J. S. da. A origem da Filosofia. In: CABRAL, Alexandre Marques; SAMPAIO, Juliana Lira; BITTENCOURT, Renato Nunes; BARROS, Tiago Mota da Silva. Filosofia: um panorama histórico-temático. Rio de Janeiro: Mauad, 2013. DELEUZE, G; GUATTARI, F. Mil Platôs I. São Paulo: 34, 2000. DELEUZE, G; GUATTARI, F. O Anti-Édipo. São Paulo: 34, 2010. DI GIORGI, F. Os caminhos do desejo. In: NOVAES, Adauto. O desejo. São Paulo: Cia das Letras, 1990. FAETONTE, C. A; PAMPLONA, F. Nova Ode Mundial. Niterói, 2014. HEIDEGGER, M. Seminários de Zollikon. Petrópolis: Vozes, 2009. HEIDEGGER, M. Que é isto – a Filosofia?. In: HEIDEGGER, M. Conferências e escritos filosóficos. São Paulo: Abril, 1973. HEIDEGGER, M. O que chamamos pensar?. Tradução: Edgar Lyra. Ainda não publicado. LYNCH, D. Cidade dos Sonhos (Filme). Mulholland Drive. EUA, 2001. LYOTARD, J. F. Por que filosofar?. São Paulo: Parábola, 2013. MAGNO, MD. A psicanálise, novamente. Rio de Janeiro: Novamente, 2004. MAGNO, MD. Revirão. Rio de Janeiro: NovaMente, 2003. NIETZSCHE, F. Assim falava Zaratustra. São Paulo: Cia das Letras, 2011 NIETZSCHE, F. Ecce Homo. São Paulo: Cia das Letras, 2008 NIETZSCHE, F. Além do Bem e do Mal. São Paulo: Cia das Letras, 2005 NIETZSCHE, F. A Gaia Ciência. São Paulo: Cia das Letras, 2001 PESSOA, F. Ode Marítima. Orpheu nº 2. Lisboa, Abr-Jun 2015 PIRANDELLO, L. Um, Nenhum e Cem mil. Rio de Janeiro: Cosac-Naify, s/d PLATÃO. Apologia de Sócrates. São Paulo: Nova Cultural, 1999. (Coleção Os Pensadores). SHAKESPEARE, W. As you like it. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.

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