Questions tagged [philosophy-of-design]

When analyzing an unknown object, one of the first things to consider is: "Is this natural or artificial (intelligently designed)?" As a scientist/engineer it is difficult to imagine a design that has absolutely no purpose. Does purpose provide a…

Without concepts there can be no thought, and without analogies there can be no concepts. —Hofstadter and Sander Part of the creative process of a sculpter is to visualize a shape within a stone and then create an analogue of that shape from the…

Why are our design intuitions limited to events that we find significant? No one is thinking that God is sending down a sign if you wake up at a certain time tomorrow, or if the order number for your breakfast today was #83828, or if your friend…