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Pensar, 2012 Este paper tem como objetivo desenvolver a introdução à teoria dos sistemas sociais de Niklas Luhmann a partir de uma ruptura epistemológica conforme a teoria de Gaston Bachelard.
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Niklas Luhmann en el Sociological Abstracts (1991-2001)
Revista de Ciencias Sociales, 2003 El presente trabajo estudia la presencia de Niklas Luhmann en el Sociological abstracts, uno de los más importantes índices internacionales de sociología del mundo.
Luis J. González Oquendo
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Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 686-697, March/April 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
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International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture, 2019 The aim of the current essay is to present the focal points of what Niklas Luhmann describes as human consciousness. Luhmann recognizes consciousness as an entity and reality, which cannot be reduced to other disciplines such as biology or sociology. The
Shahram Bagheri
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Trading Zones Between Thick and Thin: Anthropological Description as Scaffold or Mosaic
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 159-170, March 2026.ABSTRACT Referring to the work of historian of science Peter Galison, I argue that anthropology requires thin description as an essential counterpart for thick description. Thin accounts provide the scaffolding within which thick descriptions sit. Galison uses the idea of a “trading zone” connecting different communities who, despite their differences (
David Zeitlyn
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Hegel's Theory of Absolute Spirit: Reflexive Practices in Hegel's Social Philosophy
European Journal of Philosophy, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 96-114, March 2026.Abstract This paper argues that Hegel's concept of absolute spirit should be understood as central to his social philosophy. Rather than designating a metaphysical endpoint, absolute spirit refers to reflexive practices—art, religion, and philosophy—through which societies critically engage with the norms and assumptions that structure social life ...
Markus Gante
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LUHMANN, Niklas: Realita masmédií
Časopis pro Právní Vědu a Praxi, 2015 Recenze publikace - LUHMANN, Niklas: Realita masmédií Praha: Academia, 2014, 143 s.
Monika Stachoňová
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Epistemological Implications of a System—Theoretical Understanding for Sustainability Models
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Volume 43, Issue 1, Page 96-110, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT In the sense of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global efforts to create a sustainable society will not be sufficiently successful under the current geopolitical and socio‐economic trends. For this reason, recent sustainability research has increasingly focused on systemic coherence, the subject of cognition, and psychological and ...
Stefan Stumm
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Papers, 2007 Reseña de la obra de Ignacio Farías y José Ossandón (eds.) aparecida en 2006, Observando sistemas. Nuevas apropiaciones y usos de la teoría de Niklas Luhmann. Santiago de Chile: RIL Editores-Fundación SOLES. 394 p.
Equip de redacció
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Freedom of Scientific Inquiry and Democracy. A Systems‐Theoretical Approach
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Volume 43, Issue 1, Page 342-352, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT The article examines the relationship between democracy and one of its inherent features: freedom of scientific inquiry—a multi‐layered concept closely intertwined with the broader notion of academic freedom—both of which are increasingly under threat worldwide. The paper advocates for the use of Luhmann's theoretical framework to analyse this
Krešimir Žažar, Steffen Roth
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