Luhmann, Niklas 1927-1998

Love as passion : the codification of intimacy by Niklas Luhmann ( Book )
60 editions published between 1982 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 836 libraries worldwide

Social systems by Niklas Luhmann ( Book )
77 editions published between 1984 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 712 libraries worldwide
In this general theory of systems, [the author] ... concedes that there is no longer a binding representation of society within society, but refuses to describe this situation as a loss of legitimation or a crisis of representation. Instead, he proposes that we search for new ways of coping with the enforced selectivity that marks any self-description under the conditions of functionally differentiated modern society.-Back cover.

Risk : a sociological theory by Niklas Luhmann ( Book )
27 editions published between 1991 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 646 libraries worldwide

Ecological communication by Niklas Luhmann ( Book )
31 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in 7 languages and held by 614 libraries worldwide

The reality of the mass media by Niklas Luhmann ( Book )
33 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in 9 languages and held by 599 libraries worldwide
"In The Reality of the Mass Media, Luhmann extends his theory of social systems to an examination of the role of mass media in the constitution of social reality." "Luhmann argues that the system of mass media is a set of recursive, self-referential programs of communication, whose functions are not determined by the external values of truthfulness, objectivity, or knowledge, nor by specific social interests or political directives. Rather, he contends that the system of mass media is regulated by the internal code information/noninformation, which enables the system to select its information (news) from its own environment and to communicate this information in accordance with its own reflexive criteria."--BOOK JACKET.

The differentiation of society by Niklas Luhmann ( Book )
111 editions published between 1970 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 587 libraries worldwide

A sociological theory of law by Niklas Luhmann ( Book )
37 editions published between 1972 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 581 libraries worldwide

Art as a social system by Niklas Luhmann ( Book )
35 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 533 libraries worldwide

Observations on modernity by Niklas Luhmann ( Book )
16 editions published between 1992 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 457 libraries worldwide
Die Proklamation der "Postmoderne" hatte mindestens einen Verdienst: Sie hat bekannt gemacht, dass die moderne Gesellschaft das Vertrauen in die Richtigkeit ihrer eigenen Selbstbeschreibungen verloren hat. Vielleicht hatte das Stichwort der Postmoderne nur eine andere, variantenreichere Beschreibung der Moderne versprechen wollen, die ihre eigene Einheit nur noch negativ vorstellen kann als Unmöglichkeit eines métarécit. Wir mögen gern zugestehen, dass es keine verbindliche Repräsentation der Gesellschaft in der Gesellschaft gibt. Aber das wäre dann nicht das Ende, sondern der Beginn einer Reflexion der Form von Selbstbeobachtungen und Selbstbeschreibungen eines Systems, die im System selbst vorgeschlagen und durchgesetzt werden müssen in einem Prozess, der seinerseits wieder beobachtet und beschrieben wird. Die hier publizierten Texte gehen von der Überzeugung aus, dass darüber etwas ausgesagt werden kann, ja, dass Theoriematerialien schon verfügbar sind, die nur auf dieses Thema der Beobachtungen der Moderne hingeführt werden müssen. Inhalt: - Das Moderne der modernen Gesellschaft - Europäische Rationalität - Kontingenz als Eigenwert der modernen Gesellschaft - Die Beschreibung der Zukunft - Ökologie des Nichtwissens.

Political theory in the welfare state by Niklas Luhmann ( Book )
20 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 433 libraries worldwide