Luhmann Explained: From Souls to Systems

by Hans-Georg Moeller

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."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812695984
• ISBN13: 9780812695984
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"