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                    Statements (98)
| Predicate | Object | 
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:person | 
| gptkbp:almaMater | gptkb:University_of_Freiburg | 
| gptkbp:awardReceived | gptkb:Leibniz_Prize | 
| gptkbp:birthDate | 1927-12-08 | 
| gptkbp:birthPlace | gptkb:Lüneburg | 
| gptkbp:children | gptkb:Andreas_Luhmann gptkb:Rainer_Luhmann | 
| gptkbp:deathDate | 1998-11-06 | 
| gptkbp:deathPlace | gptkb:Oerlinghausen | 
| gptkbp:employer | gptkb:University_of_Bielefeld | 
| gptkbp:field | social systems theory sociology systems theory | 
| gptkbp:influenced | gptkb:Dirk_Baecker gptkb:Elena_Esposito gptkb:Rudolf_Stichweh | 
| gptkbp:influencedBy | gptkb:Francisco_Varela gptkb:Humberto_Maturana gptkb:Talcott_Parsons | 
| gptkbp:knownFor | gptkb:media autopoiesis social systems theory systems theory | 
| gptkbp:language | gptkb:German | 
| gptkbp:militaryService | gptkb:Wehrmacht | 
| gptkbp:nationality | gptkb:German | 
| gptkbp:notableIdea | gptkb:constructivism communication as the basic element of social systems art as a social system autopoietic closure autopoietic social systems code of communication communication as selection communication of meaning complexity reduction contingency formula contingency of meaning contingency of observation decision as communication differentiation of function systems differentiation of society differentiation theory distinction between system and environment double contingency ecological communication economy as a social system education as a social system evolutionary theory of society function systems functional differentiation law as a social system legitimation through procedure love as a social system mass media as a social system media of communication modernity and society observation of observation observation of second order operational closure organization theory paradox management paradox of decision paradox of observation politics as a social system polycontexturality re-entry recursive communication recursive social systems religion as a social system risk and danger in society science as a social system second-order cybernetics second-order observation second-order observation in society self-description of systems self-organization of social systems self-reference in social systems self-referential systems societal complexity society as communication structural coupling structural coupling of systems symbolically generalized communication media system/environment distinction time and social systems trust as a social mechanism | 
| gptkbp:notableWork | gptkb:Die_Gesellschaft_der_Gesellschaft gptkb:Love_as_Passion gptkb:Social_Systems gptkb:Soziale_Systeme gptkb:The_Reality_of_the_Mass_Media gptkb:Theory_of_Society | 
| gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:sociologist | 
| gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Ursula_Luhmann | 
| gptkbp:theory | autopoiesis | 
| gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Heinz_von_Foerster | 
| gptkbp:bfsLayer | 3 | 
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Niklas Luhmann |