Luhmann Explained: From Souls to Systems
English
Series:
Ideas Explained Ser.
Volume:
Vol. 3
ISBN:
0812697510
EAN:
9780812697513
Category:
Social Science / Media Studies/Political Science / Globalization/
Publisher:
Open Court
Release Date:
04/15/2011
Synopsis:
What are systems? What is society? What happens to human beings in a hypermodern world? This book is an introduction to Niklas Luhmann's social system 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 results in an overall analysis of "world society". Special attention is given to the present-day relevance of Luhmann's theory with respect to globalization, electronic mass media, ethics, and new forms of protest.
