Footnote:
In English
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web
Description:
A collection of Niklas Luhmann's essays on the theory of modern society translated from German to English. Specifically includes essays on relevant theories of sociologists Durkeim and Parsons, social systems such as politics and economy, systems theory, evolutionary theory, communication theory, and others
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Preface -- Translators’ Introduction -- Part 1 -- 1. Durkeim on Morality and the Division of Labor -- 2. Ends, Domination, and System -- 3. Talcott Parsons: The Future of a Theory -- Part II -- 4. Interaction, Organization, and Society -- 5. Positive Law and Ideology -- 6. The Autonomy of the Legal System -- 7. Politics as a Social System -- 8. The Political Code -- 9. The Economy as a Social System -- Part III -- 10. The Differentiation of Society -- 11. Systems Theory, Evolutionary Theory, and Communication Theory -- 12. The Future Cannot Begin -- 13. World-Time and System History -- 14. The Self-Thematization of Society -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index