商品簡介
A substantial introduction by William Rasch (whose affiliation is not stated) precedes a collection of nine essays by Niklas Luhman, who was professor emeritus at the U. of Bielefeld and Germany's leading social theorist of the late 20th century. The essays are grouped in sections on Husserl, science, modernity; paradox and observation; and communication. A final "coda" essay, under the heading "Not in Frankfurt," is titled "I See Something You Don't See." Translations are by Joseph O'Neil, Elliott Schreiber, Kerstin Behnke, and William Whobrey. Indexing is by name only. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Niklas Luhmann was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Bielefeld. Stanford has published five other of his books, most recently The Reality of the Mass Media (2000)
