During the Certificate of Philosophy courses at the Innovation Sciences faculty, I aimed to gain more understanding of the philosophical foundations behind technology, innovation, and design. My goal was to use this knowledge as a grounding to critically evaluate and shape my design practices.
Through courses on ethics, philosophy, and transhumanism, I developed a more nuanced perspective on the broader implications of design and technology. In ethics, I explored topics such as politics and values embedded in artefacts and approaches to evaluate technological change.
Philosophy of technology introduced me to theory and reality frameworks of Kuhn and Lakatos, the historical context of technology and innovation by Mitcham and Marcuse, Foucault’s panopticism, and feminist perspectives on technology. Furthermore, writing essays and engaging in argumentation taught me to articulate and defend ideas critically.
These courses transformed how I approach design as I began to see this thinking as a grounding tool to be able to ethically design for transformation. This led to new explorations on how I could include philosophy in my design, design research practices, and design process.
