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  1. Sociology without method: the Hegelian root of Luhmann’s thinking.Mauricio Casanova - 2016 - Cinta de Moebio 55:47-65.
    Luhmann’s theory has been commonly considered as a radical overcoming of the traditional philosophy. The interpreters often refer to the non-ontological background of the theory as the criticism of the conscience's centrality, the emphasis in conflict and distinction and the influence of sciences as cybernetic, biology and mathematics. In the present paper we try to demonstrate that there is also an important philosophical heritage in the Luhmann’s sociological work: the Hegelian heritage. We refer to four main points: the congruence of (...)
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  • Anti-humanism or autonomy of the individual vis-a-vis social structures: The individual-society relationship in Niklas Luhmann's theory.Cecilia Dockendorff - 2013 - Cinta de Moebio 48:158-173.
    The individual-society relationship remains a central issue in the social sciences which has not yet reached a consensual explanation. This article presents the way in which Niklas Luhmann’s theory of social systems deals with the subject. I discuss some of the critical approaches this theory has arises. Then I present social system’s concepts and partial theories that describe the individual-society relationship. I conclude with some reflections about what we consider to be "theoretical advantages" regarding Luhmann’s theory vis-a-vis common explanations in (...)
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