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Luhmann Explained: From Souls to Systems

By Hans-Georg Moeller

Book information

Publisher
Open Court
Year
2006
ISBN
0812695984, 9780812695984
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1150060 bytes)
Series
Ideas Explained
Pages
312\312
Time added
2014-05-02 18:36:23

Description

What are systems? What is society? What happens to human beings in a hypermodern world? Niklas Luhmann addressed these questions in depth. This book introduces his social systems theory which explains specific functions like economy and mass media from a cybernetic perspective, integrating various schools of thought including sociology, philosophy, and biology. Luhmann Explained explores the great thinker’s radical analysis of “world society.” The book gives special attention to the present-day relevance of Luhmann's theory with respect to globalization, electronic mass media, ethics, and new forms of protest.

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