Wicked problems in a technological world

de Vries, M. J.

doi:10.1163/23528230-8502A002

Wicked problems in a technological world

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M. J. de Vries Science Education and Communication, Ethics & Philosophy of Technology

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Science Education and Communication

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/23528230-8502A002

Philosophy of technology Interdisciplinarity Wicked problems Utopian thinking Design problems

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2020

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English

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Science Education and Communication

Abstract

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.

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