Functional differentiation and social rationality. Niklas Luhmann's conception of the relation between self-reference and coordination in modern society

Niklas Luhmann's theory of autopoiesis (which emphasizes the operatively closed self-reproduction of subsystems differentiated by function) is used to reconstruct the question of the extent to which modern society is capable of integrating partial discourses & referring to resources in a sp...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für Soziologie 1993-08, Vol.22 (4), p.261-278
Main Author: Bendel, Klaus
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Differentiation
Functionalism
Luhmann, Niklas
Methodology (Philosophical)
Modern Society
Niklas Luhmann
Rationality
Sociological theory
Theoretical Problems
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Summary:Niklas Luhmann's theory of autopoiesis (which emphasizes the operatively closed self-reproduction of subsystems differentiated by function) is used to reconstruct the question of the extent to which modern society is capable of integrating partial discourses & referring to resources in a splintered context. Such an examination permits the possibility of coordination between discourses, which is preferable to Luhmann's interpretation of "operative closeness" by means of differentiation between code & program. If a transcendent speech is not possible, there must at least be an attempt to coordinate & integrate discourses. At stake is the potential of rationality in modern societies. 56 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0340-1804