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The Anthem Companion to Niklas Luhmann is a major contribution to analysing the work of one of the greatest social theorists of the twentieth century. This companion provides the latest scholarly interpretations of a thinker who revolutionised the theoretical foundation of the discipline of sociology.
List of contents
Authors; Introduction Ralf Rogowski; Luhmann and Constitutional Sociology: Law and Functional Differentiation Revisited Chris Thornhill; Luhmann on Law and Legal Theory Richard Nobles and David Schiff; Niklas Luhmann on Politics and the Economy in Twenty-First Century's World Society Aldo Mascareño; Epistemic Sociology: Luhmann's Theory of Science and Knowledge Gert Verschraegen; Niklas Luhmann on Religion and Secularisation Raf Vanderstraeten; How is Art Possible? Luhmann's Theory of Art Paul Buckermann; Niklas Luhmann and his Sceptical Notion of Culture Dirk Baecker; Niklas Luhmann and Critical Systems Theory Kolja Möller and Jasmin Siri; Luhmann, on Algorithms, in 1966 Elena Esposito; Niklas Luhmann Observed in a Luhmannian Perspective Klaus Dammann; Three Encounters with Niklas Luhmann Gunther Teubner; Index
About the author
Ralf Rogowski is a professor of law at the University of Warwick. He is the author of
Reflexive Labour Law in the World Society (2015), and co-author and editor of 11 book publications. He has applied Luhmann's social system theory throughout his work with a particular focus on developing the theory of reflexive law.
Summary
The Anthem Companion to Niklas Luhmann is a major contribution to analysing the work of one of the greatest social theorists of the twentieth century. This companion provides the latest scholarly interpretations of a thinker who revolutionised the theoretical foundation of the discipline of sociology.
