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Germany's most prominent social thinker here sets out a contribution to sociology that aims to rework our understanding of meaning and communication. He links social theory to recent theoretical developments in scientific disciplines.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Luhmann, Niklas, 1927-1998
Corporate Author: Alexander Street (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1995.
Series:Social theory.
Subjects:
Social systems.
Autopoiesis.
Systèmes sociaux.
Autopoïèse.
Autopoiesis
Social systems
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Instead of a Preface to the English Edition: On the Concepts "Subject" and "Action"
  • Introduction: Paradigm Change in Systems Theory
  • 1. System and Function
  • 2. Meaning
  • 3. Double Contingency
  • 4. Communication and Action
  • 5. System and Environment
  • 6. Interpenetration
  • 7. The Individuality of Psychic Systems
  • 8. Structure and Time
  • 9. Contradiction and Conflict
  • 10. Society and Interaction
  • 11. Self-Reference and Rationality
  • 12. Consequences for Epistemology.