Arturo Escobar presents a new vision of design theory by arguing for the creation of what he calls 'autonomous design'--a design practice aimed at channeling design's world-making capacity toward ways of being and doing that are deeply attuned to justice and the Earth.

Design for the Real World but Which "World'? What "design"? What "real"?. Out of the studio and into the flow of socio-natural life -- Elements for the cultural studies of design -- The Ontological Reorientation of Design. In the background of our culture : rationalism, ontological dualism, and relationality -- An outline of ontological design -- Designs for the Pluriverse. Design for transitions -- Autonomous design and the politics of relationality and the communal.