ID 4720 Chapter : RA Chapter3 Outline Johnson
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Interior design involves a series of complex relationships and connections. Philosophy is the love of wisdom ; it is a methodical and systematic exploration of what we know, how we know it, and why it is important that we know it. As you move from philosophy to theory to hypothesis, you move from general to specific. (philosophy provides general overlying concepts that you can apply to direct your ideas into one or more theories. ) Understanding of philosophy is important in 2 standpoints: Philosophy creates concepts that researchers can use to direct their testing of ideas. The philosophies you buy into are often influenced by the value systems you have identified with. A way to identify your personal design philosophy is to spend time studying philosophies being discussed in the forums of other interior designers and philosophers. The difference between theory and philosophy is that philosophy is a process and theory is a thing or an idea.
