The sacred and profane in critical systems thinking
Systemic Practice and Action ResearchPublished 1 February 1992
Gerald Midgley
Citations147
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SNIP0.86
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This paper looks at what we mean by being critical about systems. In particular, it seeks to expand our understanding of the process of making boundary judgments so as to explore the relationship these judgments have with values and ethics.
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