Ecological CommunicationUniversity of Chicago Press, 1989/08/15 - 187 ページ Niklas Luhmann is widely recognized as one of the most original thinkers in the social sciences today. This major new work further develops the theories of the author by offering a challenging analysis of the relationship between society and the environment. Luhmann extends the concept of "ecology" to refer to any analysis that looks at connections between social systems and the surrounding environment. He traces the development of the notion of "environment" from the medieval idea—which encompasses both human and natural systems—to our modern definition, which separates social systems from the external environment. In Luhmann's thought, human beings form part of the environment, while social systems consist only of communications. Utilizing this distinctive theoretical perspective, Luhmann presents a comprehensive catalog of society's reactions to environmental problems. He investigates the spheres of the economy, law, science, politics, religion, and education to show how these areas relate to environmental issues. Ecological Communication is an important work that critically examines claims central to our society—claims to modernity and rationality. It will be of great importance to scholars and students in sociology, political science, philosophy, anthropology, and law. |
目次
Sociological Abstinence | 1 |
Causes and Responsibilities? | 8 |
Complexity and Evolution | 11 |
Resonance | 15 |
The Observation of Observation | 22 |
Communication as a Social Operation | 28 |
Ecological Knowledge and Social Communication | 32 |
Binary Coding | 36 |
Politics | 84 |
Religion | 94 |
Education | 100 |
Functional Differentiation | 106 |
Restriction and Amplification Too Little and Too Much Resonance | 115 |
Representation and Selfobservation | 121 |
Anxiety Morality and Theory | 127 |
Toward a Rationality of Ecological Communication | 133 |
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