Luhmann’ s theory of autopoietic social systems
- Author
- D. Seidl
- Year
- 2004
- Type
- report
- Category
- Biología Sistémica
A working paper introducing Niklas Luhmann's idea that social systems, like living systems, are autopoietic: self-producing and operationally closed.
This is a working paper by David Seidl setting out Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems as autopoietic, self-producing systems, an application of the biological concept of autopoiesis (developed by Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela) to society. Issued as a Munich Business Research working paper, it belongs to the literature that introduces Luhmann's systems-theoretic apparatus, including notions such as operational closure and communication as the basic unit of social systems, for readers coming from organization and management studies.
Credits: Seidl, D. (2004). Luhmann's theory of autopoietic social systems. Munich Business Research paper, 1–28.
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