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epistemology

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knowledge, theories about how we understand things

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Descartes

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  • 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)
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Descartes design

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

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John Locke

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“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.

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John Locke design

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we design using our experiences / use senses to develop preferences

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Kant

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“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

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phenomenal world

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

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

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

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OLED

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

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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

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Li Fi

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  • 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
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