Convivium 2

Convivium 1 discussion

Some things we discussed What is paradigm? How do we define it for our discipline? How does that differ from other disciplines? Is there a shift? What does E. not say in his article? Can we begin to define paradigm? Do other professions use the term paradigm? What is Kuhn’s definition of paradigm? Is the paradigm over or under? Cognizant or underlying? Inherent or intentional? How does paradigm differ from pedagogy? Paradigm vs. zeitgeist/fad? Are fads limited? Is the paradigm defined by the theorist/historian? Technology? Can a paradigm shift be contained within one field? What is the metaphysical project? What is the current paradigm? What catalyzes a paradigm shift? Could architecture be at the forefront of paradigm if it were more interdisciplinary? What are the limits of the medium? Is Kuhn’s talk of paradigmatic shift a function his own culture of expertise? Is he producing himself as a scientific historian/expert? Is there such a thing as a paradigm shift? Is this a correct way of understanding how change really occurs? We are all accepting that a paradigm shift occurred in 1968, perhaps it did not? How did we arrive at believing there was a paradigm shift in 1968? What was the paradigm pre-1968? What is the paradigm now? Is there one paradigm? Are there multiple paradigms? Is any knowledge system totalizing? How can you know whether it has changed? What are the frames of interpretation that structure the discipline of architecture? If one accepts the paradigmatic way of looking at the world, why is that helpful? Accepting E.’s viewpoint, what is the paradigm he is speaking about? What is the metaphysics of presence? What the hell is the metaphysics of presence? What is presence? What is metaphysics of presence? Does speciation prevent a paradigmatic shift? Will synthesis/unification of the field promote a paradigm shift? How much should the way we work be guided by a system of belief? Why must architecture be coupled with philosophy? What do we do if we abandon the notion of progress? What is progress? What is architecture? Do we associate too many things with the paradigm? Do multiple paradigms negate the notion of a paradigm? What practitioners/cultural markers tell of a paradigm shift that happened, is happening, or will happen? Is it only the historian/theorist that identifies the paradigm shift? Is the question of paradigm a problem of semantics or a problem in thinking?