Tag: Relevance

• December 12, 2012

  Philosophical reflections on industrial design

  Yesterday I had the good fortune, thanks to faculty members Mike McAllister and Tony Guido, to observe the Junior critiques of the University of the Arts Industrial Design program students. For their fall semester projects, Juniors were invited to think about how they could improve the lives of persons with disabilities who wanted better access…
• August 20, 2012

  The Art of Inquiry: Patience, courage, and openness

  Excerpt from The Art of Inquiry. In this section of the book, I consider the importance of the virtues for living through a time of unclarity. * Patience Let’s recall that we are confused not about something insignificant but rather about what matters most to us. We were once hubristic, believing that we knew what…