Niklas Luhmann's anti-totalitarian observation of systems
ISSN: 0368-492X
Article publication date: 26 August 2021
Issue publication date: 29 March 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the philosophical roots of Luhmann's theory in relation to its anti-totalitarian elements.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper offers a conceptual discussion of the critical and anti-totalitarian angle in Niklas Luhmann's system theory.
Findings
This paper finds that systems theory has a critical potential.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors' knowledge the anti-totalitarian element of Niklas Luhmann's system theory has not be discussed before the present contribution.
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Citation
Harste, G. and Laursen, K.B. (2022), "Niklas Luhmann's anti-totalitarian observation of systems", Kybernetes, Vol. 51 No. 5, pp. 1710-1723. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-04-2021-0328
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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