Observing observers in social systems theory.: an interview with Hans-Georg Moeller

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https://doi.org/10.11606/0103-2070.ts.2021.182052

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Social theory, Social systems theory, Radical constructivism, Second-order observation

Résumé

This text presents an interview with Hans-Georg Moeller, a renowned researcher in the field of social systems theory. During the conversation, he points out some of the main aspects of the epistemological ruptures brought about to social theory by Niklas Luhmann's radical constructivist approach. One of the phenomena that this theory helps to detect is the turning of contemporary society to second-order observation: each social system and even the social representation of each person are built by instances of observation of observations, such as rankings and profiles. This is a new way of producing communication, the basic element of society.

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Biographies de l'auteur

  • Laurindo Dias Minhoto, Universidade de São Paulo

    Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology of the University of São Paulo. 

  • Lucas Fucci Amato, Universidade de São Paulo

    Assistant Professor at the Law School of the University of São Paulo.

  • Marco Antonio Loschiavo Leme de Barros, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

    Assistant Professor at the Law School of the Mackenzie Presbyterian University. 

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2021-12-19

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Minhoto, L. D. ., Amato, L. F., & Barros, M. A. L. L. de. (2021). Observing observers in social systems theory.: an interview with Hans-Georg Moeller. Tempo Social, 33(3), 333-353. https://doi.org/10.11606/0103-2070.ts.2021.182052