Stephen Beckett
Biographic Data
| ID | 9624892 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen Beckett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | Beckett |
| SIGNATURE | BECKETT S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Design Semiotics and the Economy of Surplus-Enjoyment
This article extends the remit of Saussurean semiotics from design criticism to design theory. It does this by invoking concepts from the work of psychoanalytic theorist Jacques Lacan. It begins by exploring the role of the signifier in Lacan's theory of language and connects it to concepts of subjectivity, desire, and surplus-enjoyment. This leads to the hypothesis that the essence of design is the production of surplus-enjoyment—a hypothesis at…
Knowledge Conditioned by the Void
This article addresses the concept of complexity and its effect on the logic of the design problem. It argues that the competing interpretations of complexity represent a logical antinomy (in the Kantian sense), and that this prevents the concept's further elaboration. It is necessary therefore to address the conditions that have produced this antinomy. Using the Hegelian category of the determination of reflection, complexity is then reconsidere…
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Knowledge Conditioned by the Void
This article addresses the concept of complexity and its effect on the logic of the design problem. It argues that the competing interpretations of complexity represent a logical antinomy (in the Kantian sense), and that this prevents the concept's further elaboration. It is necessary therefore to address the conditions that have produced this antinomy. Using the Hegelian category of the determination of reflection, complexity is then reconsidere…
Design Semiotics and the Economy of Surplus-Enjoyment
This article extends the remit of Saussurean semiotics from design criticism to design theory. It does this by invoking concepts from the work of psychoanalytic theorist Jacques Lacan. It begins by exploring the role of the signifier in Lacan's theory of language and connects it to concepts of subjectivity, desire, and surplus-enjoyment. This leads to the hypothesis that the essence of design is the production of surplus-enjoyment—a hypothesis at…
Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Antinomy (1 work) · Architecture and Computational Design (1 work) · Art, Technology, and Culture (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Contradiction (1 work) · Design Education and Practice (1 work) · Economics (1 work)