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The Epistemology of the Unspoken. On the concept of tacit knowledge within contemporary design research

Mareis, Claudia. (2012) The Epistemology of the Unspoken. On the concept of tacit knowledge within contemporary design research. Design issues, 28 (2). pp. 61-71.

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Abstract

The concept of tacit knowledge has advanced to become a prolific guiding principle in contemporary design research. In their attempts to describe knowledge within the scope of design, design researchers frequently draw on this concept and its related references. They attest that design is influenced by tacit knowledge in a distinctive way. However, in regard to the corresponding provisions of this form of knowledge, we must recognize that we cannot attain an understanding of the complexity of tacit knowledge using only philosophical categorizations or only the analysis of individual creative practices. Even more, we must recognize that tacit knowledge is not merely a "natural" phenomenon but is created in a social and discursive sense. In this article, we examine tacit knowledge from a cultural research perspective and as a sociocultural phenomenon, using the concepts and lenses of Michael Polanyi and Pierre Bourdieu.
Faculties and Departments:04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Künste, Medien, Philosophie > Ehemalige Einheiten Kunstwissenschaften > Neuere Kunstgeschichte (Boehm)
04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Künste, Medien, Philosophie > Fachbereich Kunstgeschichte > Kunstgeschichte (Ubl)
UniBasel Contributors:Mareis, Claudia
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ISSN:0747-9360
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Deposited On:16 Jun 2020 12:19

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