The Radical Luhmann

by Hans-Georg Moeller

Book Overview

Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998) was a German sociologist and system theorist who wrote on law, economics, politics, art, religion, ecology, mass media, and love. Luhmann advocated a radical constructivism and antihumanism, or "grand theory," to explain society within a universal theoretical framework. Nevertheless, despite being an iconoclast, Luhmann is viewed as a political conservative. Hans-Georg Moeller challenges this legacy, repositioning Luhmann...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231153791
• ISBN13: 9780231153799
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher