Humanist Origins of Design in Ancient Greece: Technological Organism in Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

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doi:10.15017/6779628

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芸術工学のギリシア的起源 : ソクラテス、プラトン、アリストテレスにおける有機的技術論

Published: 2023-03-27

Resource Type: departmental bulletin paper

DOI

10.15017/6779628

Publisher: Faculty of Design, Kyushu University

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Modern design is thought to have emerged along with industrialization. However, an examination of the logical structure that constitutes it will retrace its origins in the ancient Greek theory of “organic technology.” The status of craftsmen who followed mechanical logic was low in the Western cultural tradition, as illustrated by Hephaistos in Greek mythology. Socrates attempted to overcome this situation by propounded the humanism of technology. Plato’s idealism, based on the ideas of the good and the beautiful, provided the basis for the modern notion of design as planning before production. Aristotle refined the logic of organic production, which is the basis of today’s functionalism. His theory of “poetic technology” suggests a prototype of the “wicked problem” in modern design. In this way, Greek thought can be considered the predecessor of modern design because modern design seeks to modify mechanical technology according to the organic nature of humanity.

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芸術工学研究

芸術工学研究 38 1-32, 2023-03-27

Faculty of Design, Kyushu University

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CRID: 1390858608262800512

NII Book ID: AA11392848

DOI: 10.15017/6779628

HANDLE: 2324/6779628

ISSN: 13490915

Text Lang: ja

Article Type: departmental bulletin paper

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