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Ecological Communication
Niklas Luhmann
University of Chicago Press, 1989
Niklas Luhmann is widely recognized as one of the most original thinkers in the social sciences today. This major new work further develops the theories of the author by offering a challenging analysis of the relationship between society and the environment.
Luhmann extends the concept of "ecology" to refer to any analysis that looks at connections between social systems and the surrounding environment. He traces the development of the notion of "environment" from the medieval idea—which encompasses both human and natural systems—to our modern definition, which separates social systems from the external environment.
In Luhmann's thought, human beings form part of the environment, while social systems consist only of communications. Utilizing this distinctive theoretical perspective, Luhmann presents a comprehensive catalog of society's reactions to environmental problems. He investigates the spheres of the economy, law, science, politics, religion, and education to show how these areas relate to environmental issues.
Ecological Communication is an important work that critically examines claims central to our society—claims to modernity and rationality. It will be of great importance to scholars and students in sociology, political science, philosophy, anthropology, and law.
Luhmann extends the concept of "ecology" to refer to any analysis that looks at connections between social systems and the surrounding environment. He traces the development of the notion of "environment" from the medieval idea—which encompasses both human and natural systems—to our modern definition, which separates social systems from the external environment.
In Luhmann's thought, human beings form part of the environment, while social systems consist only of communications. Utilizing this distinctive theoretical perspective, Luhmann presents a comprehensive catalog of society's reactions to environmental problems. He investigates the spheres of the economy, law, science, politics, religion, and education to show how these areas relate to environmental issues.
Ecological Communication is an important work that critically examines claims central to our society—claims to modernity and rationality. It will be of great importance to scholars and students in sociology, political science, philosophy, anthropology, and law.
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La réalité des médias de masse
Niklas Luhmann
Diaphanes, 2012
Les médias de masse forment un système qui s’autoalimente indépendamment de toute intervention extérieure, dans lequel nous avons pris l’habitude d’évoluer sans le questionner. Niklas Luhmann propose une analyse minutieuse des modes de fonctionnement de ce système, de ses implications et des sélections simplificatrices qu’il opère au sein de la complexité et de la contingence définissant le monde. Selon lui, l’actualité émerge ainsi au sein des médias de masse en suivant des règles précises et en respectant les constructions que ceux qui l’écrivent ou la filment plaquent sur le réel. Ils façonnent la réalité tout autant qu’ils la décrivent. D’une actualité indiscutable, cet essai invite à reconsidérer la manière dont le monde se conçoit lui-même.
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