Wicked Problems in a Technological World

In this article, the morality in the "wickedness" of design problems as wicked problems is explored. I will use for that purpose the characteristics of wicked problems as identified by Horst Rittel and Melvin Webber. These characteristics suggest interdisciplinary thinking for solving such...

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Main Author: Vries, Marc de 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Philosophia reformata
Year: 2020, Volume: 85, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-137
IxTheo Classification:KDD Protestant Church
NCA Ethics
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B philosophy of technology
B Interdisciplinarity
B utopian thinking
B design problems
B wicked problems
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Summary:In this article, the morality in the "wickedness" of design problems as wicked problems is explored. I will use for that purpose the characteristics of wicked problems as identified by Horst Rittel and Melvin Webber. These characteristics suggest interdisciplinary thinking for solving such problems. An awareness of the wicked nature of design problems can stimulate proper use of the concept of utopias for solving these problems. I will use the philosophy of Herman Dooyeweerd to provide a framework for understanding the nature of design problems as wicked problems.
ISSN:2352-8230
Contains:Enthalten in: Philosophia reformata
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/23528230-8502A002