OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WITH DOOYEWEERD'S IDEAS

This page collects together opportunities for using Dooyeweerd's ideas in philosophical research and development of ideas, which have emerged from discussions in the forthcoming book Foundations of Information Systems Research and Practice by Andrew Basden. For each suggestion, a brief description is given, followed by type of activity in column 2:

Dirn: Direction to be taken by the field of IS
Dooy: Contributing to Dooyeweerd's philosophy
PhF: Using philosophy to develop frameworks for understanding
Phil: Contributing to philosophy itself

Column 3 lists relevant portions of Dooyeweerd's thought, and its key is common to all tables, given below. Column 4 indicates sections in the book where the ideas are discussed.

Table 쭀n-t-phil. Possible Research Directions or Philosophical Underpinnings
Research	Type	Portions of Dooy	See (Section, Table)

Dooyeweerd-oriented research): Table 쬯rp-t-DyResch suggests where Dooyeweerd's ideas might be useful in research. Needs development by review or deliberate trial.	Dirn	All	㎣frp-4.1
Broaden reach of IS field beyond organizational contexts, to home computing, personal ICT use. Learn from silos of application. Aspects are applicable and normative to all ICT use (oceanic). Each kind finds an aspect primarily meaningful (organizational use is social).	Dirn	Ocean Asp-MN AEF	㎣isu-4.6 ㎣isu-4.17 ㎣dw-1.2.3 ㎣dw-8.3
Relationships between areas of IS field: Relationships between the five areas in Part II occur at various levels, but have not been adequately discussed. Use aspects to analyse them and disclose hidden ones.	PhF	Five areas	Fig. 쭀h-f-5areas
Research approaches in IS: Research approaches may be situated according to Dooyeweerd's notion of philosophical Ground-Idea, as in Table 쬯rp-t-pic. Bring in other approaches, including Critical Realism.	Svy	G-I	㎣frp-2.2
ICT as centred on lingual aspect): Develop implications of ICT being qualified by lingual aspect, not formative (technology). Gives dignity and responsibility of the IS field.	Dirn	Lng Asp	㎣noc-2.5 ㎣soc-6.1
Computer system levels, e.g. Newell: Ground in Dooyeweerd's aspects.	PhF	Asp-V	㎣noc-4.2
Four roles for computer: Computer-as-tool, computer-as-agent, computer-in-the-world, and computer-as-world views may be grounded and integrated in Dooyeweerd's understanding of existence.	PhF	LSO Umw	㎣noc-4.1
What Is ICT Use? Undertake a philosophical transcendental critique of the universal and necessary conditions that make ICT use possible. Will require TC of ICT too.	PhF	T-C	㎣isu-3.2
Philosophy of information is still in development: (Floridi's 'open problems' are too cognitivist). Seeing information as lingually-qualified law-subject-object activity can assist this.	PhF	Asp-M	㎣noc-3.5-7
Critical Realism: Like Dooyeweerd, CR maintains there is a reality behind phenomena. But it theorizes everdyay experience.	Phil	EDX Ocean Disc Asp-M	㎣dw-4.1.2 ㎣dw-1
Testing, enriching Dooyeweerd's philosophy. Many suggestions have been made: Testing (㎣noc-8) Meaning (㎣dw-1.2.3, ㎣isu-4.15, ㎣isu-4.16, ㎣soc-6.1) CFR (㎣dw-2.4) aspectual targets (㎣dw-7.4.6) qualifying aspect (㎣dw-9.4, ㎣ft-3.3) enkapsis (㎣dw-9.6.2 , ㎣isu-3.2, ㎣isd-3.3, ㎣soc-5.4) Gegenstand (㎣dw-4.3.4) subject-object ㎣dw-3.1.2, ㎣noc-4.4)	Dooy	Various

Key to Column 3:

AEF = Aspectual Engagements Framework (Three multi-aspectual engagements in ICT use)
Asp-x = Aspects with particular reference to X:
- Asp-A = Inter-aspect analogy
- Asp-C = The rich constellation of meaningfulness around an aspect
- Asp-D = Inter-aspect dependency
- Asp-F = Aspectual functioning and repercussions thereof
- Asp-G = Gegenstand in various aspects
- Asp-I = Irreducibility among aspects, categorization
- Asp-K = Aspects or ways of knowing
- Asp-L = Laws of aspects; aspectual law
- Asp-M = Aspectual meaningfulness; kernel meanings
- Asp-N = Aspectual normativity, responsibility; towards the Good
- Asp-O = Overlooked aspects
- Asp-P = Aspectual possibility
- Asp-Q = Qualifying aspect and aspectual roles
- Asp-R = Aspectual rationalities
- Asp-S = Suite of aspects / Shalom / Salaam
- Asp-T = Aspectual target
- Asp-V = Levels of existence; multi-aspectual being
- Asp-W = The Whole suite of aspects taken together
- Asp-X = Undefined: All the above
Disc = Disciplines as centred on an aspect
DivM = Diversity of meaning
EDX = Everyday experience
Enk = Enkaptic relationships between things
FtC = Components of ICT features
G-I = Ground-Ideas
GMtv = Ground-motive
Know = Dooyeweerd's theory of knowledge
Law = Dooyeweerd's idea of law side; c.f. Ocean
LSO = Law-subject-object relation
MAF = Multi-aspectual functioning
Mng = Meaning, Meaningfulness
Ocean = Meaningfulness as an 'ocean' within which all exist and occur
Prog = Dooyeweerd's idea of progress
T-C = Transcendental critique
Time = Dooyeweerd's idea of time
Umw = Umwelt, correlative enkapsis

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Written: 4 January 2017 Last updated: