module 3

Question 1

epistemology

Answer 1

knowledge, theories about how we understand things

Question 2

Descartes

Answer 2

• cogito ergo sum intellect
• how do we know when we know?
• thinking results in knowledge
• I think, therefore I am
• cogito proof of existence (bc I’m a thinking being, I exist)

Question 3

Descartes design

Answer 3

designers use intellectual knowledge to problem-solve
- formulate questions
- propose solutions
- test solutions
- refine questions

Question 4

John Locke

Answer 4

“Tabula rasa” senses
- knowledge is derived from sensations and perceptions
- All things are “sensations”, perceptions (gathered through our senses) as experience.
- Our minds are “tabula rasa” (blank slates) onto which our experiences imprint knowledge.

Question 5

John Locke design

Answer 5

we design using our experiences / use senses to develop preferences

Question 6

Kant

Answer 6

“a priori” categories: before experience
- “Knowledge is independent of experience. Our brains are already arranged (‘hard-wired’ ) with categories…”
-categories: space, qualities, relations, quantities
-categories provide context for incoming data

Question 7

phenomenal world

Answer 7

• the world of objects that we have experienced
• “the lamp” = the phenomenal world
• plato’s things in the world of BECOMING

Question 8

noumenal world

Answer 8

• the world beyond our experiences (before experience; a priori)
• “the concept of light” = the noumenal world
• plato’s things in the world of BEING

Question 9

Kant design

Answer 9

designers mediate between the two - a priori categories and experience (problem solving)

Question 10

OLED

Answer 10

• organic light-emitting diodes, hydrocarbon chains
• rollable, foldable, transparent
• radiates from broader area rather than point

Question 11

UVC

Answer 11

Light used for Sterilization: UVC can eliminate germs and viruses, usually blocked by the ozone layer in the atmosphere

uses- A ceiling lamp facing upwards helps disinfect the air as it circulates (1907?)
Sterilization robots for hospitals to sanitize rooms (2020)
Water sterilization: for clear water and only for microorganisms
Targets yeast and meat, fish, dairy, baking, fruit, veggies (FDA approved)
Phone and toothbrush sterilization boxes

Question 12

Li Fi

Answer 12

• Li-fi transmits data via light
• Li-fi has a larger capacity and 10,000 wider bandwidth
• Can be blocked by walls and physical landmarks
• Can be more secure/ private than wifi because people not in the conference room/ in the light will not see the transmitted data