The Emerging Consensus in Social Systems Theory
In The Emerging Consensus of Social Systems Theory Bausch summarizes the works of over 30 major systemic theorists. He then goes on to show the converging areas of consensus among these out-standing thinkers. Bausch categorizes the social aspects of current systemic thinking as falling into five bro...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2001, 2001
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2001 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- One: Background
- 1: The Historical Context
- 2: Physical and Life Evolution
- 3: Social and Cognitive Evolution
- 4: The Habermas/Luhmann Debate
- 5: Habermas Since the Debate
- Two: Incorporating Human Participation into Systems Theory and Design
- 6: Differentiation Theory
- 7: Soft Systems Theory
- 8: Critical Systems Theory
- 9: Banathy
- 10: Warfield
- Three: Advances in the Areas of Social, Cognitive, and Evolutionary Theory
- 11: Luhmann (1) Meaning, Subject, and Communication
- 12: Luhmann (2) Systems and Environments
- 13: Luhmann (3) Structure and Time
- 14: Luhmann (4) Contradiction and Self-Reference
- 15: Kampis
- 16: Goertzel
- 17: Metaphors and Maps
- Four: Five Emerging Syntheses
- 18: The Practice and Ethics of Design
- 19: The Structure of the Social World
- 20: Communication
- 21: Cognition
- 22: Epistemology
- 23: Conclusion
- References