on-the-need-not-to-be-constructivist-about-affectivities-020109
A draft of the paper that Bruin will be presenting at the 2nd Sustainable Design Philosophy Symposium.
redirecting-affective-dispositions
Design Philosophy Papers Issue 2, 2008
A short critical review of Shove’s Comfort, Cleanliness and Convenience.
the-material-basis-of-everyday-rationality
Design Philosophy Papers Issue 4, 2005
A discussion of Latour via Jelsma and Borgmann and Illich via Maycroft in relation to design-enabled/-encouraged sustainable lifestyles.
popping-the-bubble
Design Philosophy Papers Issue 2, 2006
A critical review of Thackara’s In the Bubble.
what-is-sustainable-about-services
Design Philosophy Papers Issue 3-4, 2007
An examination of research promoting eco-services as a pathway to more sustainable provisioning of societies.
everyday-truths
Design Philosophy Papers Issue 1, 2008
A dialogue between Bruin Christensen and William McNeill about the Heideggerian philosophy behind the paper ‘What is so sustainable about services?’
what-the-pelican-tells-us
unpublished, 2005
A critical review of Lovins, Lovins and Hawkins Natural Capitalism.
the nature/culture of sustainable humans 