# The Philosophy of Design Chapters 1 and 2 **Opening (not a real abstract):** 1.1 Defining “Design” 1.2 Ontological Issues 1.3 Activity, Profession and Practice 1.4 The Rise of the Designer Notes 2: The Design Process 2.1 The Challenges of Design 2.2 A Crisis of Confidence 2.3 The Epistemological Problem 2.4 Are Design Problems Ill-Defined? 2.5 Some Responses 2.6 Prestructures and Principles Notes 3: Modernism 3.1 The Origins of Modernism 3.2 Reinterpretations and Linkages 3.3 The Failure of Modernism? Notes 4: Expression 4.1 The Meanings of Design 4.2 Expression and Eros