id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_ydw6j4latngthc45gwdeiomuqe Wei-Ning Xiang Why did history vote many times in his favor? Four reasons for McHarg's achievements in socio-ecological practice research 2019.0 .pdf text/html 4691 451 63 In two articles recently published in this journal, Wei-Ning Xiang presents four instances of Ian McHarg's effective, time-honored socio-ecological practice research and raises the question of why he was so successful in discovering and articulating truth in these exemplary cases. In this knowledge I&I (implementation and impact) research article, the author digs into the question through a lens of ecopracticology (the study of socio-ecological practice, that is) and presents four reasons for McHarg's achievements: (1) a proud member of the "crypto-pseudo-quasi-scientist" club; (2) a pragmatic way of knowing; (3) an ethical belief in human beings' enlightened self-interest; and (4) a classic style of writing. It honors with great admiration McHarg's humorous and humble self-designation, and helps highlight his own pragmatic, ethical way of knowing and classic style of writing which served well his socio-ecological practice and practice research in the four instances showcased in Xiang (2019c and 2019d). ./cache/work_ydw6j4latngthc45gwdeiomuqe.pdf ./txt/work_ydw6j4latngthc45gwdeiomuqe.txt