Inhabiting Ethics: Educational Praxis in the Design Studio, the Music Class and the Dojo

摘要

This thesis looks at three educational case studies: an architectural design studio, a music class and a dojo - the traditional Japanese school of martial arts. Intertwined is an investigation into the philosophical concept of ethicsrnand how they are acquired in architectural design education. The thesis argues against the privileging morality (based on the application of external rules and rational reflection exercised by humans, or 'rational animals') in support of the need to inhabit the largely neglected and underestimated area of ethics (which is characterised by practical judgements, based onrninternal customs, habits and dispositions that reveal a notion of 'human animality').