The autopoiesis of social systems
Raf Vanderstraeten
Abstract
Raf Vanderstraeten
Abstract
It is not possible to conceive of social systems as autopoietic systems if one departs from actions. But Luhmann’s theory opts for communication as the basic unit of social systems. The …
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It is not possible to conceive of social systems as autopoietic systems if one departs from actions. But Luhmann’s theory opts for communication as the basic unit of social systems. The …
Key concepts: Autopoiesis, Neurophenomenology, Enactivism, Constructivism (international relations), Social system, Epistemology, Sociology, Systems theory