Critical Heuristics of Social Planning: A New Approach to Practical Philosophy (Revised)

Considered the seminal work on critical systems thinking, it contains the most thorough-going introduction available on the epistemological foundations of this subject, including a practical model of cogent argumentation on disputed value implications of designs. Describes how to identify and discuss systematically the value implications of policies, plans, problem definitions or program assessments. Ulrich offers a new approach both to practical philosophy and to systems thinking.