The conception of planning as a conscious and purposive activity of the freely associated individuals leads to the philosophical roots of Marxism: the concept of praxis, denoting conscious and purposive human activity. This also provides the link between social and natural sciences, since praxis is the link between society and nature.

Addendum I (December 29, 1982)

The very concept of praxis is suspect in an administered world bent on scientific management of social affairs. The link between society and nature is the Trojan horse of a prematurely integrated philosophy. It is perhaps correct to say that planning has something to do with the philosophical roots of Marxism, but the implied task is in fact negative: to undermine the assimilation of the already debilitated thought into the magnificent edifice of digital computation.

Addendum II (May 25, 2018)

Blah, blah, blah. The only way out of the philosophical conundrum is the return to tribal life of yesteryear (“On Primitive Communism,” May 7, 2013). Although the collapse of the so-called civilization will be far from entertaining, it will ultimately lead to the only social structure compatible with the human species at this stage of evolution. Then and only then will all the thoughts about social planning of my youth come to pass (“On Social Planning, Again,” September 9, 2014). Now that climate change and environmental degradation are beyond repair, disaster management will be the backbone of communal survival for many a century (“Ten Principles of Disaster Management,” January 19, 2015). Social planning in a nutshell. Hooray!