Pragmatist philosophy and soft systems in an upland Thai catchment

Roger Attwater

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1743(199907/08)16:4<299::AID-SRES252>3.0.CO;2-N

Pragmatist philosophy and soft systems in an upland Thai catchment

Roger Attwater

Western Sydney University

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This paper reflects upon an application of soft systems methodology in an upland catchment situation in Thailand in terms of the philosophical underpinnings of approaches to action research. It is argued that a pragmatist philosophy may be more appropriate than the popular emancipatory ethic of critical systems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	299-309
Number of pages	11
Journal	Systems Research and Behavioral Science
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1743(199907/08)16:4<299::AID-SRES252>3.0.CO;2-N
Publication status	Published - 1999

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Thailand
action research
philosophy
pragmatism

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