Niklas Luhmann

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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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Niklas Luhmann
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 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
constructivism
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 sociologist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ursula_Luhmann
gptkbp:theory autopoiesis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heinz_von_Foerster
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3