The Fog Island Argument

About the Book

The book explores two issues about design: The first, evaluation of arguments used in discussions about design, planning, policy proposals,— a subject neglected by traditional logic — presents proposals for their systematic assessment. The second is based on the insight that design arguments contain premises spanning the entire range of types of human knowledge, whose validation draws on all approaches to human inquiry (including but not limited to scientifi c method). A general education course using exposure to design tasks therefore would provide students with a better framework for exploring and understanding all these inquiry forms, and how they relate to one another.

About the Author

Thorbjoern Mann, Ph.D. has been teaching and writing about architecture, architecture and design theory and methodology, building economics, time management for designers. Retired from teaching, he continues to write, draw, paint, and consult on design issues. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida but spends part of his time restoring an old farm house in Austria.