Abstract
Design thinking draws upon two realms-the realm of knowledge and the realm of ethics. The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between these two realms within the context of environmental design practice and education. The essence of our argument is the necessity for applying the teleological approach in ethics to the justification of design decisions. This requires the use of the best available source in the realm of knowledge to justify the attitudes or decisions taken in the design process. This position has major implications for the nature of the cooperative process between environmentbehavior studies researchers and architects in both the design practice and the architectural education process.
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