“Friedmann sees planning as being in a crisis, which he blames on the world view/perspective of the enlightenment underlying both policy analysis and social reform. He critiques three key aspects of contemporary Western capitalist society which he sees as reflecting our enlightenment heritage: 1) its acceptance of the claim of science to be the only reliable source of knowledge, 2) it’s exaltation of the autonomous individual as the only object of moral concern, and 3) the dominance of market rationality.”
Harper and Stein, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 1992












