How to think about social problems : American pragmatism and the idea of planning /

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Author / Creator:Blanco, Hilda
Imprint:Westport, CT : Green wood Press, c1994.
Description:p. cm.
Language:English
Series:Contributions in political science, 0147-1066 ; no. 346
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1643291
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ISBN:0313277753 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction Pragmatism, Planning, and Social Problems
  • The Philosophical Foundations of Planning in Pragmatism Planning and Pragmatism's Common Focus, Action Orientation, and Their Link to Science
  • The Epistemology of Pragmatism and Planning Pragmatism's Social Theory and Its Relation to Planning
  • The Challenge Intractable Problems Pose to Knowledge, Democracy, and Community
  • The Evolution of Methods to Address Social Problems
  • The Role of the Planner in Society Interpreting Planning Issues Through Pragmatism
  • A Pragmatic Interpretation of the Rational Model Reformulating the Knowledge Project
  • How to Think about Social Problems
  • References"