Applied Philosophy

Applied philosophy means using philosophical ideas directly in practice, not only in theory. It takes concepts like ontology, ethics, or aesthetics and tests them against real-world situations. It pushes philosophy out of abstraction and into the mess of design, policy, and ecology. Applied philosophy is not about simplifying but about sharpening how we think when acting. It can shape design approaches—estrangement, posthumanism, emancipation—turning them into tools for reading, imagining, and building landscapes. In the 'Act Now' times and times of 'Nature-Based Solutions', it is important to dedicate a proper effort to investigate political and social repercussions of those actions and protect landscape and communities against blind implementation of simplified and popularly packaged engineering solutionisms.

/ Alexandre Champagne

Today, the possibility arises to define a new design approach to address issues of environmental and social justice in the urban context. Based on an integrated understanding of the interdependencies involving human and environmental relations, the applied-philosophy approach for landscape architectural practices induces a paradigm shift in spatial design. Rather than applying downstream solutions to […]

/ Urška Škerl

Giovanni Aloi is an author, curator, and creator with a PhD from Goldsmiths University, focusing on natural history in art representation. His work examines depictions of flora and fauna to uncover societal values and foster shifts in these through critical reflection. Through publishing, curating exhibitions, delivering talks, and editing Antennae: The Journal of Nature in […]

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