Introduction to systems theory :

Introduction to systems theory :

Niklas Luhmann ranks as one of the most important sociologists and social theorists of the twentieth century. Through his many books he developed a highly original form of systems theory that has been hugely influential in a wide variety of disciplines.In Introduction to Systems Theory, Luhmann expl...

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Bibliografski detalji
Glavni autor: Luhmann, Niklas
Daljnji autori: Baecker, Dirk (éd.), Gilgen, Peter (trad.)
Format: Ouvrage
Jezik:Anglais
Allemand
Izdano: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2013.
Teme:
Social systems.
System theory.
Théorie des systèmes
Système social
Sociologie
Théorie de l'Action
Société complexe
Sadržaj:
  • Translators note and acknowledgments
  • System-autopoiesis-form: an introduction to Luhmann's 'Introduction to Systems Theory'
  • Editor's preface to the German edition
  • I. Sociology and systems theory. 1. The functionalism of system maintenance
  • 2. Parsons
  • II. General systems theory. 1. The theory of open systems
  • 2. System as difference (formal analysis)
  • 3. Operational closure
  • 4. Self-organization, autopoiesis
  • 5. Structural coupling
  • 6. Observing
  • 7. Re-entry
  • 8. Complexity
  • 9. The idea of rationality
  • III. Time
  • IV. Meaning
  • V. Psychic and social systems. 1. Problems of "action theory"
  • 2. Two modes of operation of autopoiesis
  • VI. Communication as a self-observing operation
  • VII. Double contingency, structure, conflict
  • Suggested Further Readings.

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